fro The Pioneering Health Officer Who Saved Portland From the Plague By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:30:00 +0000 Tasked with curbing a 1907 outbreak, Esther Pohl emphasized the importance of clean, vermin-free environments Full Article
fro Ten Tips From Scientists Who Have Spent Months in Isolation By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:06:04 +0000 Find a hobby, for starters, and don't forget the mission, say scientists who have worked at remote research stations Full Article
fro What We Can Learn From 1918 Influenza Diaries By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 These letters and journals offer insights on how to record one's thoughts amid a pandemic Full Article
fro Has Anyone Ever Run for President While in Prison? And More Questions From Our Readers By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:30:00 +0000 You've got questions. We've got experts Full Article
fro How the Stunning Scarlet Macaw Came Back From the Brink By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The bird, decimated by poachers and smugglers, is making a big comeback in the Central American rainforest Full Article
fro What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D. By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 The outbreak was far deadlier than COVID-19, but the empire survived Full Article
fro In a Tunnel Beneath Alaska, Scientists Race to Understand Disappearing Permafrost By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:16:51 +0000 What lies inside the icy cavern seems more and more like a captive, rare animal, an Earth form that might soon be lost Full Article
fro A billion years missing from geologic record: Where it may have gone By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:07:04 EDT The geologic record is exactly that: a record. The strata of rock tell scientists about past environments, much like pages in an encyclopedia. Except this reference book has more pages missing than it has remaining. So geologists are tasked not only with understanding what is there, but also with figuring out what's not, and where it went. Full Article
fro How a molecular 'alarm' system in plants protects them from predators By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:35:47 EDT Some plants, like soybean, are known to possess an innate defense machinery that helps them develop resistance against insects trying to feed on them. However, exactly how these plants recognize signals from insects has been unknown until now. Scientists have now uncovered the cellular pathway that helps these plants to sense danger signals and elicit a response, opening doors to a myriad of agricultural applications. Full Article
fro Scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:29:19 EDT Scientists have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste - prawn shells and discarded fruit - and fermenting them. Full Article
fro Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:46:04 EDT Researchers have used a microbiome 'fingerprint' method to report that an individualized mosaic of microbial strains is transmitted to the infant gut microbiome from a mother giving birth through vaginal delivery. They detailed this transmission by analyzing existing metagenomic databases of fecal samples from mother-infant pairs, as well as analyzing mouse dam and pup transmission in a germ-free, or gnotobiotic, mouse model, where the dams were inoculated with human fecal microbes. Full Article
fro Employment plunges 53K in Saskatchewan from March to April By leaderpost.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:28:35 +0000 The plunge in jobs was 73,800 relative to February, but Saskatchewan saw a shallower decline than any other province as COVID-19 devastates labour markets across Canada. Full Article Saskatchewan
fro Amazon worker dies from COVID-19 By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:16:38 GMT Amid the intense scrutiny on the company over working conditions at its fulfillment centers, an Amazon employee has died from COVID-19, Fox News has confirmed. Full Article 8193494d-8fa6-562e-90c9-3bd8465994ad fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/tech fox-news/person/jeff-bezos fox-news/tech/companies/amazon fnc fnc/tech article Fox News Chris Ciaccia
fro Australia backs BP's study to produce hydrogen from wind, solar By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:10:03 -0400 BP Plc has won Australian government backing for a feasibility study into producing hydrogen using wind and solar power to split water and converting the hydrogen to ammonia in Western Australia. Full Article scienceNews
fro 'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic lockdowns By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:02:59 -0400 The last "supermoon" of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of coronavirus-related lockdowns. Full Article scienceNews
fro 'Twilight' prequel book coming, written from vampire Edward's perspective By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:28:25 -0400 Author Stephenie Meyer thrilled fans of her best-selling "Twilight" novels on Monday by announcing she will release a prequel that explores the characters' love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen. Full Article entertainmentNews
fro Opera star sings Britain's VE Day hits from an empty Albert Hall By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:16:00 -0400 Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of "Victory in Europe" Day. Full Article entertainmentNews
fro No 'V'-shape return from devastating U.S. job loss, Fed policymakers say By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:14:26 -0400 As many parts of the world's biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of stay-at-home orders that slowed the spread of the coronavirus but gutted jobs, Americans should not expect a quick return to growth, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Friday. Full Article businessNews
fro Dominic Raab fails to confirm whether NHS staff on frontline of coronavirus battle will receive pay rise By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T19:07:30Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
fro From the NHS frontline: I don't feel a hero but the clapping is amazing By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T10:33:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro MPs eligible for £10,000 grant from councils over constituency office closures during coronavirus lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T09:25:30Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Police officer tells dad he can't play with his kids in his own front garden By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T11:18:43Z Full Article
fro Fraudsters swipe almost £2 million from Brits in coronavirus scams By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T11:19:46Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Student medics graduate early to join NHS frontlines in battle against coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T17:17:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Ventilators from set of BBC drama Holby City donated to new NHS Nightingale Hospital in London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T20:07:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Coronavirus UK LIVE: Boris Johnson now 'able to walk' while he recovers from Covid-19 as death toll rises by nearly 1,000 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T18:43:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro London bus workers to receive sick pay from day one amid coronavirus outbreak By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-11T08:30:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
fro Second man charged after drugs stolen from pharmacy during alleged armed robbery By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-11T08:46:00Z Full Article
fro Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he owes his life to NHS staff at St Thomas' amid recovery from coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-11T21:21:00Z The Prime Minister has thanked NHS staff at St Thomas' Hospital in central London for saving his life while he underwent treatment in intensive care for coronavirus. Full Article
fro Archbishop of Canterbury holds Easter service from his kitchen as churches around the country go remote By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T07:14:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro Pope Francis livestreams Easter Mass from deserted St Peter's Basilica to Catholics around world By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T10:49:33Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro Tiger King star Joe Exotic 'would seek revenge' if freed from prison By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T14:59:05Z Tiger King star Joe Exotic would seek "revenge" if he was released from prison, his former TV producer has claimed. Full Article
fro Teenage girl dies after falling from eighth-floor balcony in south London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T16:01:00Z A 16-year-old girl has died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony in south London, police have said. Full Article
fro Police hunting thieves who stole personal protective equipment from NHS building amid coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T18:28:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
fro NHS nurses who helped save Boris Johnson from coronavirus 'blown away' by recognition By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T05:54:00Z Follow all the latest coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
fro Parents of NHS nurse from New Zealand who treated Boris Johnson 'exceptionally proud' of daughter By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T09:38:00Z Follow our live updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro 'Heartbroken' Sadiq Khan confirms 21 London transport workers have now died from Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T19:58:00Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Full Article
fro Mum, dad and daughter all die from coronavirus within two weeks By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T07:13:40Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live updates here Full Article
fro From the frontline: Chaos, confusion but we will not collapse under challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T08:50:27Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro Food For London Now: Takeaways from The Ivy for London NHS heroes at Great Ormond Street Hospital By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T10:12:00Z You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
fro Virgin Atlantic plane ferries cargo of vital PPE from China to UK By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T15:44:07Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro BMW driver goes on 170-mile spin 'to have a break from wife and kids' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T14:24:00Z Follow our live Covid-19 updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Man released from US jail amid Covid-19 outbreak arrested on suspicion of murder By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T07:39:00Z Read our live updates on coronavirus HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Pictures show Notre Dame Cathedral one year on from devastating fire By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T10:08:56Z 'Notre Dame is an old, injured lady' Full Article
fro 'Our family has been torn apart': doctor dies weeks from retiring By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:30:00Z Hospital consultant and ward housekeeper are among latest NHS victims in London Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro Patient saved by hospital retrains to return as frontline health carer By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:37:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
fro You Clap For Me Now: Poem celebrating diversity of coronavirus frontline workers prompts outpouring of support By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:47:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
fro NHS staff 'forced to buy masks from DIY stores' as PPE crisis described as '21st century's Dunkirk' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T14:09:08Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Why has Donald Trump frozen WHO funding during the coronavirus crisis? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T13:51:00Z Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
fro Matt Hancock announces 'right to say goodbye' to loved ones dying from Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T15:35:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
