Science

[ad_1] The Queen is holding her first public engagement off the palace grounds since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, visiting the Porton Down Defense Science and Technology Laboratory near Salisbury with the Duke of Cambridge. It’s the first time that the Queen has officially met with members of the …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson is expected to pass the toughest level 3 coronavirus measures for millions more in the north of England later Thursday as Downing Street put last-minute pressure on local leaders in Greater Manchester to agree. the changes. New restrictions also appear imminent in London, where MPs were invited …

[ad_1] Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett declined to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, under questioning Kamala Harris, saying she lacked the experience to know for sure and called the issue too controversial to broach. On Wednesday, Barrett framed the recognition of man-made climate change as …

[ad_1] SUBWAYaybe Keir Starmer should consider going back to basics. It has been so long since Boris Johnson gave a direct, or even indirect, answer to the Labor leader’s questions to the prime minister’s questions that the time has come for Starmer to find out at what level Boris is …

[ad_1] Johnson introduced a three-tier Covid alert level system in England this week. But it has faced calls to go further with a dozen restrictions across the country in a bid to stop the escalation of coronavirus cases out of control. Labor Party leader Sir Keir last night urged Johnson …

[ad_1] A trio of astronauts have reached the International Space Station in just three hours using a new fast-track maneuver. NASA’s Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchko, took off from the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan early Wednesday morning. The launch used a two-orbit, three-hour approach …

[ad_1] Main article: Coney Barrett ‘only here to enforce the law’ Hello, Warren Murray making sure nothing escapes you this morning. Donald Trump’s nominee for the United States Supreme Court on the eve of the elections has sidestepped questions from senators about how she could fail in a challenge to …

[ad_1] People with low number literacy are more likely to believe Covid-19 misinformation, according to a survey conducted in five countries. Researchers at the University of Cambridge said the findings suggested that improving people’s analytical skills could help turn the tide of an epidemic of “fake news” surrounding the health …

[ad_1] The Prime Minister, while resisting pressure to shut down completely “circuit breaker” companies at the national level, is considering sweeping restrictions in areas with high infection rates to try to stem the second wave of the disease. Conservative MPs hope he will order the closure of hospitality businesses and …

[ad_1] Thousands of deaths from coronavirus could be prevented before Christmas if a two-week lockdown is imposed for the middle of the period, two of the government’s scientific advisers said. By January, 3,000 to 107,000 deaths could be prevented, according to Graham Medley, who is part of the Scientific Advisory …