- Climate impact on childhood diet may undermine food security efforts
Warming temperatures and more variable rainfall are reducing diet diversity among children in many countries – and may even undermine efforts to improve food security
- 1 day ago 23 Jan 21, 1:30pm -
- Does the coronavirus spread more through the air than on surfaces?
The debate over whether coronavirus spreads more through surfaces or aerosols is ongoing, but scientists and campaigners are now calling for tighter precautions to limit airborne spread
- 1 day ago 23 Jan 21, 3:04am -
- Covid-19 outbreak in Manaus suggests herd immunity may not be possible
Though 76 per cent of people in Manaus, Brazil have covid-19 antibodies, the virus is spreading quickly – potentially fuelled by a new variant – which may mean herd immunity by infection is not possible
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 21, 1:25am -
- Covid-19 news: UK variant may be 30 per cent more deadly
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
- 2 days ago 22 Jan 21, 11:36pm -
- Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets
You may lose weight on either a low-fat or low-carb diet, but following a low-fat diet seems to encourage people to consume fewer calories on average
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 21, 9:30pm -
- How covid-19 could become as mild as a common cold
As the new coronavirus evolves, it could follow the same path as other coronaviruses we live with already, becoming far less deadly in the future
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 21, 3:30pm -
- Genomic medicine is deeply biased towards white people
Lack of diversity in genome studies means that treatments derived from them are leaving people of colour behind. Changing that isn’t only about justice – it could also lead to new therapies that would otherwise go undiscovered
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 21, 11:30pm -
- Why vaccinating everyone on the planet may still not wipe out covid-19
More transmissible coronavirus variants, coupled with questions about whether the vaccines prevent transmission, means it might be impossible to wipe out covid-19
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 21, 8:30pm -
- Global spread of UK coronavirus variant could overwhelm health systems
The highly infectious B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant from the UK has now been reported in more than 50 countries, placing new urgency on the race to vaccinate the vulnerable
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 21, 6:30pm -
- How worried should we be about the new coronavirus variants?
New versions of coronavirus that spread faster and might evade the immune system are causing fears about vaccine efficacy and a rise in covid-19 deaths. Here’s what you need to know
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 21, 5:00pm -
- China and the US clash over mission to find source of the coronavirus
The World Health Organization has begun its investigation to try to determine the source of the coronavirus, but there have already been clashes between the US and China over access to people and evidence
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 21, 4:00pm -
- Can coronavirus variants reinfect people and evade the vaccines?
It looks like some of the new coronavirus variants can evade parts of our immune response, but it's not yet clear if we need to update the vaccines
- 5 days ago 19 Jan 21, 9:57pm -
- We must start publishing ethnicity data for covid-19 vaccinations
The race to vaccinate as many people as possible against covid-19 is under way, but unless countries track who receives the vaccine we won’t be able to ensure the benefits are spread equitably, says Layal Liverpool
- 9 days ago 15 Jan 21, 10:50pm -
- You can boost a vaccine’s effect with good moods and good friends
A positive outlook, even just on the day of receiving a vaccine, as well as strong social ties and a happy relationship can help increase antibodies made in response to a shot
- 11 days ago 13 Jan 21, 11:30pm -
- Second Spring review: A brave film about agency and cognitive decline
In Second Spring, an archaeologist who has developed a lesser-known form of dementia that alters her personality, unmasks her new life – to the dismay of friends and family
- 11 days ago 13 Jan 21, 11:30pm -