Syrians are torn between fear and hope as the frontlines rapidly shift: The lightning-fast capture, by Syrian rebels, of large swaths of northern Syria, including the war-torn country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and the strategically important city of Hama further south, is a body blow for the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The rebels are now pushing …
World Update: Middle East conflict escalating rapidly – there’s no telling where it will end: This article was first published in our World Update email newsletter. To receive this in-depth weekly briefing on the most important global events and how they are shaping international affairs, sign up here. For months now, analysts and academic observers …
People love to vote in a new democracy – and then they rapidly lose interest: Poland’s recent election has been hailed as a great triumph of democracy in a global environment of democratic backsliding. It brought to power a coalition of pro-democratic forces led by Donald Tusk, the former president of the European Council. This …
COVID mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here’s why we don’t need to worry – for now: Michael Tatman/Shutterstock At some point during the pandemic, Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in the US. In 2021, scientists revealed that 40% of white-tailed deer sampled in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and …
Ghana’s population is young and rapidly urbanising – policies need to match the data: Ghana’s population can be described as rapidly urbanising and young Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Ghana’s population has reached 30.8 million according to the 2021 population census. This is a 6.1 million increase from the 24.7 million recorded in 2010. Understanding population trends is …
Butterfly behaviour shows ways to protect natural habitats in a rapidly changing world: The Sooty blue butterfly (_Zizeeria knysna_), a common yet easily missed resident species in grassland habitats. Charl Deacon Natural landscapes are continually transformed to make room for agricultural and urban developments – often at the expense of important habitats and species. That’s …
New research shows how rapidly ice sheets can retreat — and what it could mean for Antarctic melting: A glacier in Paradise Bay, Antarctica. jet 67/Shutterstock The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which covers an area greater than the US and Mexico combined, holds enough water to raise global sea level by more than 57 metres if …
Tax returns: scams are rising rapidly – how to spot a fake phone call and avoid falling victim: If only it was this easy to detect a scam phone call. Sam72/Shutterstock Tax deadlines, such as the annual January 31 deadline for filing UK self-assessment tax returns, typically cause an uptick in tax scams. This year, …
South Africa in the news: Omicron surging rapidly in Seattle area, projections show huge spike within a week: Omicron is surging in the Seattle area with speed that has the potential to overwhelm health care systems, scientists and health officials said Thursday at a media briefing. Within one week the …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Omicron variant surging rapidly in Washington state, UW testing indicates: Researchers testing coronavirus samples in Washington state have recorded a rapid rise in cases with a mutation that is characteristic of the omicron variant, mirroring trends that have emerged in …: “South Africa” – BingNews WHO: Africa might miss 70% …
South Africa in the news: Fauci warns Omicron variant case count could ‘change rapidly’ amid global spread: Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted Tuesday that the global case tally for the Omicron variant will “change rapidly” as it spreads around the world.: “South Africa” – BingNews Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than thought: Economic powerhouses …
Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds: Emerging from isolation has a profound effect on our cognitive functions. Koldunova Anna/Shutterstock Many of us are looking forward to a summer of relative freedom, with road-mapped milestones that will grant us more opportunities to see our friends and family. But we’ll be carrying the …
Concussions in sport can now be rapidly diagnosed using spit – new research: Many rugby players suffer concussions. mfauzisaim/ Shutterstock Concussion is now recognised as the most common injury in many contact sports, such as rugby and American football. But while it’s possible to recover from a concussion, multiple head injuries or improperly treated ones …
Rapidly configure SD cards for your Raspberry Pi cluster: There are many reasons people want to create computer clusters using the Raspberry Pi, including that they have full control over their platform, they’re able to use an inexpensive, highly usable platform, and get the opportunity to learn about cluster computing in general. read more: Opensource.com …
Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more diseases: Hundreds of trees have been felled along Nairobi's Uhuru and Waiyaki highways to make space for a new expressway. CELINE CLERY/AFP via Getty Images There’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the shrinking of green spaces in Nairobi, the capital …
Coronavirus: will immunity rapidly fade or last a lifetime?: The COVID vaccines are working. Data from Israel and Scotland shows that they are protecting people and may also be decreasing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If it all holds up, people will be protected from severe disease, the amount of virus will progressively decrease, …
South Africa in the news: U.K. coronavirus variant spreading rapidly through United States, study finds: The coronavirus variant that shut down much of the United Kingdom is spreading rapidly across the United States, outcompeting other mutant strains and doubling its prevalence among confirmed …: “South Africa” – BingNews Rizwan borrows from Shafiq to make Pakistan …
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly through workplaces – here’s what is needed to make them safer: El Nariz/Shutterstock The small town of Watton, Norfolk recently held the unfortunate title of having England’s highest rate of infection with COVID-19 relative to population size, following an outbreak at a food factory. Despite varying degrees of lockdown restrictions due …