And you thought snakes in a toilet were a nightmare. Scientists now say the coronavirus could potentially spread across buildings, through toilets and drains – a particularly alarming prospect for apartment dwellers with suspicious plumbing. The discovery was made in China, after researchers found the “long empty” apartment directly below …
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An unexpectedly positive turn for Brazilian cities once plagued by the coronavirus pandemic raises fresh questions about immunity. A new report in the Washington Post described how the impoverished city of Manaus saw hospitalizations decline, although it had never imposed a lockdown or taken other drastic austerity measures in Asia …
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A newly released image of the comet NEOWISE shows that it survived its encounter with the sun intact. The image, made by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 8, shows the dust and gas coming out of the comet as it formed behind the sun. This glow measures about 11,000 …
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You have heard about them everywhere since the beginning of the health crisis; antibody tests that can tell you if you have had an undiagnosed COVID-19 case in the past and if you may be immune to the disease. Apply that concept to an entire community and you can determine …
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India’s Tata Group is reportedly looking to roll out a ‘super-app’ that will pit it against rivals, including Amazon AMZN, + 0.09% and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries, in one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The new digital platform, which will launch in India in December …
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