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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: The Conversation

No ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 in the US. The first never really ended

The coronavirus is simply spreading into new populations in the US or resurging in places that let down their guard too soon.

Remdesivir to HCQ: What works against Covid-19, and what doesn’t

A physician and scientist writes about the drugs and treatments that have worked against the coronavirus, and busts some myths.

Four ways astronauts can teach you to fix your work-from-home posture

Common poor desk posture is actually similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity. Keeping the spine in shape is key.

Coronavirus responses show how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit worldview

Americans increasingly exist in highly polarised, insulated ideological communities, occupying their own information universes.

Asymptomatic Covid-19 patients can still develop lung damage

The coronavirus can inflict ‘silent lung damage’, which does not result in shortness of breath or cough, researchers have found.

Natural history museums preserve clues to predict future pandemics

A largely untapped resource for predicting future pandemics, natural history collections in museums can help us analyse zoonotic diseases.

Covid crisis could drive up global poverty for the first time since the 1990s

In terms of where poverty is located, it is likely to increase dramatically in middle-income countries in Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

It touched 37°C in Siberia. That’s how bad the Arctic heatwave is

The director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, who is an Arctic climate scientist, writes about why Arctic heatwaves are becoming more common.

What doctors know so far about the lingering symptoms of Covid-19

From shortness of breath to diabetes, it is important to know how recovering from coronavirus can impact your body in the long run.

Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution becoming more common in South Asia

Both extreme heat and air pollution have severe negative effects on the human body — from asthma to heart disease. But we are staring at a dirty, hot future.

On Camera

Calling ISIS unislamic isn’t enough. Muslim intellectuals must address jihadism’s root cause

The argument that ISIS's actions have nothing to do with Islam overlooks the existence of violent Islamic doctrines upon which extremist groups rely.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.