[ad_1] PARIS: Global warming is making the oceans more stable, increasing surface temperatures and reducing the carbon they can absorb, according to research published Monday (September 28) by climate scientists who warned the findings have implications. ” profound and worrying. “ Man-made climate change has increased surface temperatures across the …
Read More »New adviser gives Trump bad information about coronavirus, say top US officials
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Two senior U.S. public health experts have raised concerns that White House adviser Scott Atlas is providing misleading or incorrect information about the COVID-19 pandemic to President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Monday (September 28). Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNN on Monday …
Read More »The Singaporean who turned the watermelon into a Game Boy does the same with a Mao Shan Wang durian, Digital News
[ad_1] Of course, no one in their right mind would want to play Super Mario Bros on a handheld game console that actively wounds the user with sharp thorns. But what people wanted was a Game Boy made out of durian, for science and content, of course. Cedrick Tan, the …
Read More »China Boosts Emergency Use of COVID Vaccine Despite Concerns
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) – After the first shot, he didn’t react. But Kan Chai felt dizzy after the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China.
Read More »NTU associate professor jailed for injuring motorcyclist while negligent driving, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An associate professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was sentenced on Thursday (September 24) to five days in jail after his car struck a motorcyclist, who suffered multiple fractures. Lau Kim Teen was also disqualified from driving all kinds of vehicles for two years. A check on …
Read More »Lessons from a million deaths from Covid-19, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Covid-19 has only taken nine months to claim a million lives, a milestone that may cross tomorrow. Given that 95 percent of these casualties occurred in the past six months, will the next million deaths come even sooner? Or will the world find a solution to stop the pandemic? …
Read More »Novavax Enters Late-Stage Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Vaccine
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US biotech firm Novavax said Thursday (September 25) that it is starting the third and final stage of a clinical trial for its potential COVID-19 vaccine. The trial will take place in the UK and aims to enroll 10,000 volunteers, aged 18 to 84, with and without underlying …
Read More »20 New Animal Species Recorded at Ubin, Including Spider Species New to Science: NParks, Environment News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Twenty new species of animals have been recorded at Pulau Ubin so far, as part of the first comprehensive study of biodiversity on the rustic island in the northeast of the continent. Discoveries include Piranthus sp., a species of spider new to science, found in secondary forest …
Read More »20 new species of fauna recorded in Pulau Ubin, including a new type of spider
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Twenty new species of fauna were recorded at Pulau Ubin during a biodiversity study of the island, including a type of spider that is new to science, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said in a Facebook post on Friday. (September 25th). Six of the fauna species are new …
Read More »Man dies from eating bags of black liquorice
[ad_1] A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice ended up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks derailed his nutrients and caused the 54-year-old’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday. “Even a small amount of licorice ingested can raise blood …
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