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Benin innovation hub | Africanews: An innovation centre in Benin is poised to "solve African problems."

Benin innovation hub | Africanews: An innovation centre in Benin is poised to "solve African problems."
Source: africanews.com

Crowds of regular people are as good at moderating fake news on Facebook as professional fact-checkers

Crowds of regular people are as good at moderating fake news on Facebook as professional fact-checkers
Source: niemanlab.org

Study: Neanderthal genes are a liability for COVID patients: Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their

Study: Neanderthal genes are a liability for COVID patients: Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Taking the temperature of the ocean by measuring the speed of sound waves passing through it

Taking the temperature of the ocean by measuring the speed of sound waves passing through it: A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a way to detect changes in ocean temperatures by measuring sound waves generated by underwater...
Source: phys.org

Unmanned aircraft in freight trial for Isles of Scilly: The first test flight taking items like medical supplies to Scilly

Unmanned aircraft in freight trial for Isles of Scilly: The first test flight taking items like medical supplies to Scilly should happen later this year.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Cornwall lithium deposits 'globally significant': Cornish Lithium has been testing grades of the metal in deep geothermal

Cornwall lithium deposits 'globally significant': Cornish Lithium has been testing grades of the metal in deep geothermal waters near Redruth.
Source: bbc.co.uk

How the oil industry made us doubt climate change

How the oil industry made us doubt climate change: Energy companies stand accused of trying to downplay their contribution to global warming.
Source: bbc.co.uk

More progress needed to achieve gender equality in NHS leadership - Hospital Dr

More progress needed to achieve gender equality in NHS leadership - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Journalists perceive stories published in local news outlets to be less newsworthy

Journalists perceive stories published in local news outlets to be less newsworthy: Plus: "Cultural competence" through diverse sourcing; limitations in how journalists represent public opinion; and lessons from studying 7,000 news push notifications.
Source: niemanlab.org

EU says one in eight deaths is linked to pollution: The bloc's environment agency says pollution contributes to hundreds

EU says one in eight deaths is linked to pollution: The bloc's environment agency says pollution contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.
Source: bbc.co.uk

This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken: To test the sensors in the largest digital camera ever

This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken: To test the sensors in the largest digital camera ever built, scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused in on a Romanesco cauliflower, producing one of the biggest digital photographs ever taken
Source: newscientist.com

Reviewing research about the evolution of complex cognition in birds

Reviewing research about the evolution of complex cognition in birds: So far, the majority of studies investigating brain functions and intelligence have been carried out either on humans or animals that are known to be most similar to humans, such as monkeys, apes, and other mammals. Nonetheless, some...
Source: phys.org

Robin Dunbar suggests negative impact of pandemic on friendships likely to be fleeting

Psychologist suggests negative impact of pandemic on friendships likely to be fleeting: Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, has conducted a review of the literature and concluded that the impact of the pandemic on friendships is likely to be fleeting. He has published...
Source: phys.org

New Steps to Combat Disinformation - Microsoft on the Issues: Today, Microsoft announces two new technologies to help battle

New Steps to Combat Disinformation - Microsoft on the Issues: Today, Microsoft announces two new technologies to help battle disinformation – Newsguard, which will allow users to check the accuracy of the content they are reading, and Video Authenticator, which can detect deepfakes and other synthetic...
Source: microsoft.com

How I launched WHO's covid-19 response in the Central African Republic

How I launched WHO's covid-19 response in the Central African Republic: Marie-Roseline Darnycka Bélizaire of the WHO explains the challenges of responding to coronavirus in the Central African Republic in the face of limited resources.
Source: newscientist.com

UK's 'first geothermal lido' opens in Cornwall

UK's 'first geothermal lido' opens in Cornwall: The pool in Penzance is mainly heated by a 410m-deep well and reaches a temperature of 35°C.
Source: bbc.com

'I just need food in my belly and a bed to lie on': Big Issue sellers see sales plummet as shoppers stay away from town

'I just need food in my belly and a bed to lie on': Big Issue sellers see sales plummet as shoppers stay away from town and city centres.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Google performed the first quantum simulation of a chemical reaction

For the first time, Google has used its quantum computer Sycamore to simulate a chemical reaction, paving the way for quantum chemistry algorithms
Source: newscientist.com

Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?: The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green

Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?: The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.
Source: bbc.com

The brewer and the slaver gang: Serendipity – I love it. I was searching for something else entirely when I came across

The brewer and the slaver gang: Serendipity – I love it. I was searching for something else entirely when I came across this advertisement in a Kentucky newspaper, which is how I discovered that the first successful keg beer in B…
Source: zythophile.co.uk