Cheap and easy $1 coronavirus test to undergo trials in Senegal
13 May 2020
Trials of a $1 covid-19 testing kit that produces results in under 10 minutes are under way in Senegal. If it works, it could be a vital tool in the surrounding region
-
Subject
-
Section
-
Type
-
Topics
-
Author
-
Issue
-
Premium
What the latest research suggests about the coronavirus in pregnancy
13 May 2020
A growing number of case studies suggest that covid-19 is linked to a higher rate of preterm births, and the virus may be able to cross the placenta to a fetus
Coronavirus: Developing countries are ‘on a ledge with no safety net’
12 May 2020
David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, says the world's richest countries still have time to help protect the most fragile countries from the spread of covid-19
An AI trained to spot hidden objects can see through camouflage
12 May 2020
An AI trained to spot objects hidden against a background is able to see through camouflage and outperforms existing algorithms at the task
Neanderthals may have learned jewellery-making from us
11 May 2020
The first modern humans to settle in Europe made pendants out of bear teeth – and a few thousand years later, Neanderthals started doing it too
US start-up is testing drones in India to enforce social distancing
11 May 2020
Police are using surveillance drones to enforce social distancing rules worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic, raising concerns about privacy violations
UK plan for green heating will take 1500 years to hit 2050 target
11 May 2020
Details of a UK plan to reduce carbon emissions by switching to green heating sources falls a long way short of a 2050 target set by government climate advisers – at the proposed funding rate, it will take 1500 years
How some African countries are beginning to ease coronavirus lockdowns
11 May 2020
Ghana and South Africa are among the African countries now loosening coronavirus restrictions, but the two nations are taking very different approaches
Climate change has already made parts of the world too hot for humans
8 May 2020
Global warming has already made parts of the world – including cities in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates – hotter than the human body can withstand
New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 - can it return to normal?
8 May 2020
New Zealand is on track to eliminate covid-19 altogether, but keeping the virus out for good will be a challenge, and the economic impacts are likely to hurt
