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Dr Susan Hopkins reveals symptoms for Hepatitis Sign up HERE for science breakthroughs in health, business and more that matter SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to the WHO, 169 unexplained cases of acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation , have been reported from across Europe and the Americas as of Friday. These include 114 incidences in the UK, 13 in Spain, 12 in Israel and 9 in the US. The WHO said: “It is not yet clear if there has been an increase in hepatitis cases, or an increase in awareness of hepatitis cases that occur at the expected rate but go undetected.” Related articles Cancer prevention: New DNA analysis finds 'treasure trove' of causes Tiny air bubbles in inner ear caused … [Read more...] about WHO on red alert: Mysterious UK liver disease cases could be linked to new virus outbreak

Anyone who has ever chucked a tennis ball in the general vicinity of a border collie knows that some animals take play very seriously—the intense stare, the tremble of anticipation, the apparent joy with every bounce, all in pursuit of inedible prey that tastes like the backyard. Dogs are far from the only animals that devote considerable time and energy to play. Juvenile wasps wrestle with hive mates, otters toss rocks between their paws, and human children around the world go to great lengths to avoid make-believe lava on the living-room floor. When a dog chases a ball or a child adjudicates relationship disputes in doll-land, something important and meaningful is clearly happening in their minds, says Laura Schulz, a cognitive scientist at MIT. “Play has a lot of peculiar and fascinating properties,” she says. “It’s totally fundamental to learning and human intelligence.” Scientists take play seriously too. For decades, psychologists, evolutionary biologists, and animal … [Read more...] about So What’s the Point of Playtime?

Climate change protesters 'heroes' says Smurthwaite Sign up HERE for science breakthroughs in health, business and more that matter SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Anthropocene is the name scientists proposed to give to the present epoch in Earth’s history, one that is driven by human impacts like climate change. In their study, theoretical physicist Professor Orfeu Bertolami of the University of Porto and his colleagues modelled the arrival of the Anthropocene as a so-called phase transition. The concept of phase transitions is something that the average person might associate with materials — like, for example, how water changes phase from liquid to solid when it freezes, or from liquid to gas when it evaporates. Other … [Read more...] about Doomsday warning: Earth facing self-inflicted ‘chaos’ with outcome ‘impossible to predict’

Bolivia: Archaeologists unearth artefacts at Tiwanaku ruins Sign up HERE for science breakthroughs in health, business and more that matter SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The array of “intricate settlements” were detected in the Llanos de Mojos savanna forest in Bolivia by archaeologist Professor Jose Iriarte of the University of Exeter and his colleagues. The cities, which were built by the Casarabe communities between AD 500–1400, feature an array of elaborate structures quite unlike any previously discovered in the region. They include 16-feet-high terraces that span some 22 hectares — the equivalent of 30 football pitches — civic–ceremonial structures built in U-shapes and conical pyramids each around 69 feet tall. The … [Read more...] about Archaeology breakthrough: Amazon laser scan unveils hidden network of ancient settlements

Strains of a "superpower" bacteria that could cause the world's next deadly pandemic have been discovered by scientists in Antarctica. Researchers found that the bacteria have a built-in resistance to antibiotics that could make current treatments useless. The Chilean researchers made the discovery during research into how climate change could affect the spread of bacteria that had been frozen in ice for thousands of years. They warned that climate change means the bacteria will have the potential to spread beyond polar regions, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Researcher Andres Marcoleta of the University of Chile headed the study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment in March. He said mobile DNA fragments contain "superpowers" that evolved to resist extreme conditions and can easily be transferred to other bacteria. Marcoleta said: "We know that the soils of the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the polar areas most impacted by melting ice, host … [Read more...] about How climate change could release world-ending super bacteria

Before they could do anything else, the neuroscientists had to teach the rats how to play hide-and-seek. Michael Brecht at the Humboldt University of Berlin concocted the idea. His student Annika Reinhold trained six of their lab rodents to scurry around a room filled with obstacles and cardboard boxes, and either locate the hidden human or find a hiding spot themselves. As I reported in 2019 , the rats picked up the game in mere weeks. They clearly understood the rules and played strategically, starting their searches in past hiding locations or keeping quiet while hiding. And they had fun. Once found, they’d sometimes prolong the game by running away and hiding again. When they eventually reunited with Reinhold, they’d jump in place excitedly—a behavior known as Freudensprung , or “joy jumps.” And they didn’t need to be conditioned to play with edible treats; tickles were enough of a reward. The researchers enjoyed themselves too. But they were also working toward one of … [Read more...] about Rats Learned to Hide and Seek. Scientists Learned Way More.

Monkeypox: Health agency urges people to look out for symptoms Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Monkeypox — a close relative of smallpox — is a viral disease typically contracted from animal bites or the consumption of improperly cooked meat, but that can spread from person-to-person by close contact. Initial symptoms of infection can include chills, fatigue, fever, and muscle aches — with more severe cases often presenting with a rash on the face and genitals that can spread elsewhere on the body before scabbing over. The virus is known to cause severe disease among certain vulnerable groups, including young children, people who are immunosuppressed and pregnant … [Read more...] about Monkeypox panic: France rolls out vaccines as cases soar — ‘identify, detect and isolate’

Monkeypox: Dr Chris outlines the main symptoms Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK Health Security Agency is already releasing daily updates on the cases of the virus through press releases, in a bid to keep the public notified of the rapidly evolving situation. But now they are said to be taking things one step further. Related articles Putin's horror nuke plot exposed: 'Justify using his own!' UK exporting record levels of energy to France... as bills to SOAR. The Covid-dashboard took health authorities several weeks to develop and was finally launched in Spring 2020 after the virus had been rampaging across the country. Since … [Read more...] about Monkeypox hell: Covid-like tracker being developed to monitor spread as 80 cases rock UK

Energy: Mike Foster warns of ‘horrible choice’ Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Kona Energy, a UK based company that is focused on developing grid-scale battery energy storage projects, has been granted planning approval to build one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities. The firm will build a 200MW battery storage facility in Heysham, Lancashire, that is set to save 45,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum, which is the equivalent of taking 15,000 cars off the road per year. Related articles Putin's horror nuke plot exposed: 'Justify using his own!' UK exporting record levels of energy to France... as bills to SOAR. The startup … [Read more...] about Energy crisis: UK to build huge battery storage to slash £1bn ‘waste of energy and money’

Russian MP warns nuclear strike would destroy UK in two minutes Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The world is holding its breath as Putin continues to unveil the horror weapons in Russia’s arsenal. And amid the Ukraine war, the Kremlin has threatened to use them. Putin has put his nuclear forces on “combat alert” and his Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev has warned that NATO’s support of Ukraine risks a “full-scale nuclear war”. Related articles The NATO weapon that Putin ‘really fears’ Putin's horror nuke plot exposed: 'Justify using his own!' Russia has a huge arsenal to draw from, … [Read more...] about Putin’s killers: Six deadly ‘superweapons’ Russia could unleash to break Ukraine deadlock