In a new paper published on 29 June in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers warn that a new strain of swine flu common in pigs on
Archive for June 2020
Scientists have been trying to figure out why the latest generation of climate models are predicting a much warmer future than previously thought. The main culprit might be clouds, according
People with diabetes are known to be at increased risk of developing COVID-19 and those with the condition are more likely to die from the infection (1, 2). Now, a
This article, authored by Dr. Aziz Abdullah, originally appeared on Thrive Global. Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the planet over the past several months, the
Many countries have gone into lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus. In a new commentary published on 22 June in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists argue that while
Despite COVID-19, many in Brussels – including a green recovery alliance in the EU Parliament and 13 EU Environment Ministers – are pressuring the European Commission (EC) to pursue the
We echoed the need to revise the European regulations on GMOs after the judgment of July 25, 2018 of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling that all
A cheap and widely available steroid called dexamethasone has been shown to reduce COVID-19 deaths, according to the preliminary results of a large clinical trial released on 16 June. Deaths
Human destruction of nature is causing the emergence of pandemics like the coronavirus, according to experts. The report published on 17 June by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International, titled
On Monday, the Federal Drug Administration in the US revoked its emergency approval of the controversial malaria drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, for treating COVID-19, stating that the drugs are unlikely