Ukraine closure of Gazprom pipeline to Europe hurts Russia’s war effort but leaves Transnistrians in the cold: Kyiv has finally turned off Russia’s gas supply to Europe, ending a source of income that helped pay for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The decades-old deal, which allowed the transit of natural gas produced by Russian energy giant …
Global warming may be behind an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells: bennphoto / Shutterstock Global warming caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases is already affecting our lives. Scorching summers, more intense heatwaves, longer drought periods, more extended floods, and wilder wildfires are consequences linked to this warming. One less obvious …
AI could change how we obtain legal advice, but those without access to the technology could be left out in the cold: The legal profession has already been using artificial intelligence (AI) for several years, to automate reviews and predict outcomes, among other functions. However, these tools have mostly been used by large, well established …
Honeybees cluster together when it’s cold – but we’ve been completely wrong about why: Smit/Shutterstock Honeybees in man-made hives may have been suffering the cold unnecessarily for over a century because commercial hive designs are based on erroneous science, my new research shows. For 119 years, a belief that the way honeybees cluster together gives …
Russia’s decision to ditch cold war arms limitation treaty raises tensions with Nato: Russia has pulled out of an important cold war-era treaty which limited categories of conventional military equipment that Nato and the then-Warsaw Pact could deploy. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was intended to use the warming of …
Is it a cold, flu or hay fever? How to tell symptoms apart – and boost your immune system: Many hay fever and cold symptoms in particular overlap. Dragana Gordic/ Shutterstock As the crisp autumn air sets in and leaves turn to shades of red and gold, many of us eagerly anticipate the seasonal delights …
Energy bills: how households could feel the cold this winter: tommaso79/Shutterstock As winter starts to bite, you may be starting to worry again about how much you will have to pay for your gas and electricity over the coming months. Of course, energy isn’t the only rising cost in the current inflation-led economy, which has …
You’ve heard of long COVID, but did you know there might also be a long cold?: At least 10% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have symptoms that last more than four weeks after the infection. With more than 770 million infections to date, this translates to tens of millions of …
What happens to your body when you get left in the cold: The employee was only wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Cast Of Thousands/ Shutterstock Pret a Manger, a sandwich and coffee chain, was handed an £800,000 fine recently after one of its employees became stuck in a walk-in freezer. The employee was trapped in …
Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth’s climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons: Hamara/Shutterstock Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There are now an estimated 12,512 nuclear warheads. A war in which even a fraction of these bombs were …
Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?: Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love it others hate it. But many now practice it weekly or even daily in the belief that it’s good for their mental and physical …
South Africa’s cold weather has arrived — some tips on how to stay warm and safe: When cold weather sets in there are several ways to keep yourself warm. NickyLloyd/Getty Images Research shows that the world is undoubtedly warming. And, as the global average temperature keeps rising, heatwaves are increasing in their frequency, duration and …
Intelligence agencies have used AI since the cold war – but now face new security challenges: Recent publicity around the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has led to a great deal of public concern about its growth and potential. Italy recently banned the latest version, citing concerns about privacy because of its ability to use information …
Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears ‘new cold war’: Founding father: a statue to Genghis Khan in Tsonjin boldog, Mongolia. Chris Piason via Shutterstock Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west …
Could the common cold give children immunity against COVID? Our research offers clues: Rawpixel.com/Shuttersock Why children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have suggested that it might be because children are less likely to have diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, …
Xi and Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of a second cold war: The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era”, at a recent meeting in Moscow. Many in …
US-China tensions: how Africa can avoid being caught in a new Cold War: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and then U.S Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands in Beijing on December 4, 2013. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment …
Fuel poverty makes you sick – so why has nothing changed since I was a child living in a cold home?: ARIMAG/Shutterstock During the 1970s and 1980s I grew up in a cold home. On very cold mornings, ice would be crusted on my bedroom window and my every breath would condense in the air. …