Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico. They suggest people were living there 33,000 years ago, twice the widely accepted age for the earliest settlement of the Americas. The results are based on work at Chiquihuite Cave, a high-altitude rock shelter […]
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Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of data, suggesting a transition away from polluting fossil fuels could be accelerated in the coming years. LONDON: Renewable power has taken up a record share […]
WASHINGTON: Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. A new study by scientists at the University of Nebraska that was uploaded to […]
Apple has announced a target of becoming carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. The company says the commitment means its devices will have had “zero climate impact” at point of sale. It told BBC News any company hoping to become a supplier would have […]
PARIS: Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on Monday (Jul 20) that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. In some regions they are already caught in a vicious downward spiral, with shrinking sea ice cutting […]
LONDON: AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials in healthy volunteers, data showed on Monday (Jul 20). The vaccine is called AZD1222 and is being developed by AstraZeneca and scientists at Britain’s University of Oxford. It did not prompt any serious side […]
Protecting nature will be at the heart of the UK’s recovery from the Covid virus, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said. Speaking to environmental organisations he said that leaving the EU allows Britain to develop smarter rules to safeguard green spaces. He promised post-Brexit regulations tailored to enhance habitats without […]
Uber has been accused by a UK-based drivers union of displaying favouritism in the way in which it allocates jobs. The App Drivers & Couriers Union has launched a legal challenge in a bid to understand how the firm’s algorithms pair drivers with ride requests. The union wants Uber to […]
HERAT, Afghanistan: In the eastern Afghan city of Herat, 18-year-old high school student Somaya Faruqi adjusts a suction cap as she puts the finishing touches before unveiling a low-cost, lightweight ventilator created by her and six other young women. The all-female Afghan Robotics Team, which has won international awards for […]
LONDON: Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID-19 vaccines from the Pfizer and BioNTech alliance and French group Valneva, the business ministry said on Monday (Jul 20). Britain had secured 30 million doses of the experimental BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine, and a deal in […]