As the closure is alleviated, there is growing concern about a possible ‘second wave’ of infections. Jeremy Rossman, a virology expert at the University of Kent, explains that, unlike influenza, there is no evidence of a seasonality effect with COVID-19. We are not in waves yet as the virus is …
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The founder of the popular Christian-themed children’s show VeggieTales recently gave a comprehensive lecture on the role of the drug war in the racial injustices fueling protests across the country. Phil Vischer, whose voice many might recognize as Bob the Tomato from the animated biblical series, presented a 17-minute “Holy …
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Source: Ara Wagoner / Android Central Traditionally, this is how new mobile features work: Android adds a functional but somewhat clunky feature, developers lose interest in it in three to five years, Apple refines the feature to match its “simplified” software packaging and design ( read: boring) for iOS, and …
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Surface temperatures in Siberia were up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average last month, making it the hottest vast month of May in the Russian region since records began in 1979, according to research by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a program affiliated with …
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(CNN) – The southern white rhino has been on the verge of extinction and has returned, but despite continuing to be threatened by poachers, its survival is largely due to conservation work in a park. Today, most of these rhinos can trace their ancestry back to Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park (HiP) …
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