While the acute phase of the pandemic appears to have passed, this must still be balanced with continued response efforts aligned with the ongoing risk posed by the ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2
The microbial species alive today represent only a tiny fraction of the vast diversity of microbes that have inhabited Earth over the past 3 billion years
We don't typically think about forest migration, however, and it may even seem weird to associate these two terms. After all, trees are typically rooted to the ground and don't move
Although antibody levels were similar in samples from all participants before booster vaccination, the ability of antibodies to work efficiently to fight the virus, known as “neutralisation capacity”, was reduced among people with severe obesity
Peanut butter is actually a great example of a non-Newtonian fluid because it doesn't flow as easily as air or water but will flow if sufficient force is applied, such as when a knife spreads it on bread
The waste and blue cleaning fluid ends up in a storage tank under the floor, in the very back of the cargo hold of the aeroplane. With so many people on the plane using the toilets, you can imagine how big the storage tank is! The system is designed very much like the vacuum cleaners we use around the house to remove dirt and dust from our floors. This dirt and dust ends up in a container that we empty into a garbage bin.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest interim report for the Digital Platforms Services Inquiry has acknowledged key issues relevant to kidfluencers, including privacy concerns and possible labour exploitation issues.
Whether you run into a new construction site and have to reroute your commute or download a new streaming app and have to relearn how to find your favourite show, changing familiar behaviours in response to new situations is an essential skill
One way of killing humans is medical misdiagnosis, so it seems reasonable to examine the performance of ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that is taking the world by storm
On social media, television or in the music we listen to, we typically picture happiness as excitement, enthusiasm and energisation. From that perspective, solitude is often mistaken for loneliness
When we are sick it can be challenging to even think about food. However, the best way to fight the infection is by providing your body with foods that best support you to heal
A 2019 survey found that most people in the UK use their phones on the toilet. So it's not surprising to discover studies have found our mobile phones to be dirtier that toilet seats
Homes in western Europe have long relied on natural ventilation, so the move towards airtight homes requires some life adjustments from their occupants
The idea that climate change is perceived as “psychologically distant” – happening in the future, in distant places, to other people or animals – has long been presented as a major barrier to action on climate change
In fact, the common but misleading phrase “industrial revolution” masks the long history of resource extraction and ecological degradation in the British Isles stretching back at least to the arrival of the tin-hungry Romans.
