Health & Environment

COVID19 Reduces Ocean Noise To the Level It Was 150 Years Ago!

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The pandemic offers a temporary reprieve from the clamor of ocean noise — which can affect how whales and other species communicate, navigate and feed — and an opportunity to reflect on the consequences of human activity for marine life, says Jimmy Thomson in an article published in the Narwhal.

The former video journalist of CBC explains how the world has screeched to a halt as it grapples with COVID-19 and what it tells about COVID19 impact underwater.

An Important Time To Learn About the Oceans

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COVID Moonshot Project Underway! Crowdsourcing To Tackle the Global Enemy!

Science commentator Anjana Ahuja, writes on how a crowd is gathered to launch a mission against COVID-19, for an article published in Financial Times.

Here’s an excerpt from that.

Compound to tackle Covid-19 

Anti-viral compounds are designed to intercept a virus before it can hijack cell machinery to start replicating. 

Now the global race is on to design a compound that can tackle Covid-19 into submission. 

Covid Moonshot project

Scientists working in universities and industry across the world have...

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Winning the Battle Against COVID19 By Wastewater Monitoring!

  • Scientists have found an easy and useful way to win the battle against COVID19
  • Wastewater monitoring which have been used to track viruses before can prove useful.
  • The method is fast and can monitor wastewater from more than one million people
  • The method relies on the viral load found in the sewage which can be detected within 3 days of infection.
  • This will provide the necessary time for quick action rather than wait for 14 days for the symptoms to appear.
  • It can measure all outbreak...

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Common Factors That Run in COVID19 Deaths!

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According to a Medical News Today article written by Maria Cohut, researchers have analyzed the records of 85 individuals who died with COVID-19 in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, China and highlighted what was the most common factor in them.

What is it?
Share on PinterestA new study analyzing the data of 85 people who died with COVID-19 found that the majority were male, more than 50 years old, and had underlying health conditions.

A team of investigators hailing from eight...

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Smallest Dinosaur Fossil Discovered – It’s A Humming Bird Size!

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In a major development, scientists have discovered what they say is the smallest known dinosaur. An entire dinosaur head trapped in amber, writes BBC Science Editor, Paul Rincon in an article published on the website.

What the fossil looks like?

The new species has been described by one team member as the “weirdest fossil” she has ever worked on.

The specimen, from northern Myanmar, consists of a bird-like skull trapped in 99-million-year-old amber.

Discovery To Enlighten Bird Evolution Theory?

Writi...

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[Watch] Dr. Fauci Advises on May ‘Rolling Re-entry’ for the US Economy!

According to a TIME Magazine report, the United States’ top infectious disease expert said last Sunday that the economy in parts of the country could have a “rolling reentry” as early as next month, provided health authorities can quickly identify and isolate people who will inevitably be infected with the coronavirus.

A Gradual Approach

Rather than flipping a switch to reopen the entire country, Fauci said a gradual process will be required based on the status of the pandemic in various parts of...

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A Non-App Based COVID19 Contact Tracing from Google & Apple!

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A woman wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus prepares to pay ‘touchless’ with her mobile phone for vegetables at a market in Beijing on March 23, 2020. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
  • A new phone-based technology to detect COVID19 contacts is being developed by Apple-Google in partnership.
  • A third of world’s population can be monitored by this without disclosing their private information.
  • The contact tracing...

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As Daily COVID19 Death Toll Crosses 2000 Researchers Say US Outbreak Levelling!

According to a BBC report, the US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day.

Outbreak Levelling?

Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country with the most coronavirus deaths worldwide.

But experts on the White House Covid-19 task force say the outbreak is starting to level off across the...

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Do Not Lift Lockdowns Fully Until Effective Vaccine Found! Warns a News Study

New study warns not to lift lockdowns fully until a vaccine for coronavirus is found, writes Emma Reynolds for an article published in CNN. 

Coronavirus lockdowns 

A study based on China’s outbreak published in medical journal The Lancet says, coronavirus lockdowns across the globe should not be completely lifted until a vaccine for the disease is found.

China’s draconian restrictions on daily life appear to have halted the first wave of Covid-19 across much of the country, but the researchers...

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Coronavirus Survivors Could Help Stem the Epidemic!

Patients, carers and NHS staff to be infused with the blood plasma harvested from “hyperimmune” people who have recovered from the infection, says an article published in The Guardian.

Attempt to save lives

Hyperimmune people 

Doctors plan to infuse British coronavirus patients and their carers with blood plasma harvested from “hyperimmune” people who have recovered from the infection in an attempt to save lives.

Experimental treatment

The experimental treatment will be directed at – 

  • Patients...

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