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Museum collections of plants, critters predict most species’ abundance in wild: Study
Scientists develop method to count outdoor species from indoor museum records
Relatively massive animal species discovered in half-billion-year-old Burgess Shale
Royal Ontario Museum palaeontologists unearth one of largest radiodonts of Cambrian explosion
Unique species, Chinese alligators begin hatching in China
Artificially-bred Chinese alligators have begun to hatch in eastern China’s Anhui, after nearly two months of incubation.
Opinion| It is science that gives humanity hope in fighting the pandemic
Scientists are warning that the world has entered a dangerous new phase of the pandemic, with the World Health Organization reporting in early August new infections globally spiking up 80% over the previous four weeks, driven by the more transmissible and deadly Delta variant which has been found in over 130 countries since it was first …
Number of people living with hypertension has doubled worldwide over 30 years
High blood pressure is directly linked to more than 8.5 million deaths worldwide each year
Women find it more difficult to quit smoking than men: Study
Nicotine dependence scale was used to classify participants as having mild, moderate, or severe dependence
Researchers discover remains of four-legged amphibious whale in Egypt’s Fayoum
‘Phiomicetus Anubis’ was one of fiercest creatures, lived tens of millions of years ago
Egypt ranks first in Africa in terms of scientific publishing during 2020: SciVal
Egypt publishes 31,647 research papers in 2020
Moderate calorie restriction, exercises may improve heart health for obese older adults
Cutting just 250 calories per day with moderate exercise reaped bigger rewards than exercise alone for older, obese adults
3 Egyptian entities sign cooperation protocol to produce jojoba fuel
Project to turn Egypt into main global stock market for jojoba oil by 2025
Transition to clean energy creates 8 million jobs within 30 years: European study
Renewable energy sector will account for 84% of labour market by 2050
Fundamental economic changes needed to secure decent living standards for all
By 2050, global energy use needs to be as low as 27 GJ per person
Gender equality is important weapon against climate change
Development investments involving women, and which take their needs into account, are more effective and sustainable, says new EIB report
Over 50% of global cardiovascular disease deaths occur in Asia
Research urges identifying epidemiological features of CVD in Asian countries to combat epidemic
Financial toxicity greater among heart disease patients compared to those with cancer
Financial toxicity highest in patients with both cancer and heart disease
Researchers warn of Ethiopian dam’s impacts on Egypt’s agriculture, economy
Egypt is implementing four-directive strategy to take on increasing water crisis
Acute aortic dissection more deadly in women than men
New gender-directed strategies are needed to treat acute aortic dissection, experts say
Sleep-related brain activity plays role in clearing toxic proteins, preventing Alzheimer’s
Findings could serve as potential imaging marker for clinicians in evaluating patients
GLOBALink | Exploring Mars with China’s Zhurong rover
China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, has left its first “footprints” on the red planet, making China the second country to land and operate a rover on Mars. Xinhua’s Dale Fox “hops” onto the red planet and gets up close with Zhurong to explain China’s first Mars mission. Produced by Xinhua Global Service
China’s Mars probe sends back first videos and photos after landing
China has released photos and videos captured by China’s Mars probe Tianwen-1 during and after the country’s first landing on the red planet. The lander carrying a rover of the Tianwen-1 mission touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15, becoming the …
Second-hand tobacco exposure in utero linked to decreased lung function in children
Mothers’ active smoking, household smoking were associated with increased cotinine levels in mothers during pregnancy, in their children
Insect, animal invasions can teach us about coronavirus outbreak: Study
Integrated approaches that take into account health of humans, animals, plants, and environment are urgently needed to prevent future pandemics, says Alison Dunn
New COVID-19 testing method gives results instantly
Superfast, portable testing method detects virus much faster than currently available methods
Landing of Chinese Mars rover a great achievement, say experts
Experts from all over the world said that the landing of the Chinese Mars rover is a great achievement. “Landing on Mars is … very, very complex & difficult” — “An incredible achievement” — “Pave the way for much more capable missions in the future” Let’s listen to what experts from all over the world …
Researchers sequence genome of extinct 2,000 year old date palms
Study marks first time researchers have sequenced genomes of plants from ancient germinated seeds
Fair climate policy could help reduce extreme poverty
This could be achieved via combining emission pricing with progressive redistribution of revenues, says Bjoern Soergel
Young bullying victims likelier to fantasise about committing violent acts: Study
About 25% of all 17-year-old boys and 13% of girls reported having at least one fantasy of killing a person they know
Benefits of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh risks
Pausing AstraZeneca vaccinations due to suspected deadly blood clot links could allow virus’ continued spread, more deaths
Cloth face masks affect exercise performance, physical capacity
A cloth face covering affect exercise performance and physical capacity, the results of a small clinical trial, published on Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has revealed.
Heart attacks in young adults more deadly among systemic inflammatory disease sufferers: Study
At least 2% of people worldwide have systemic inflammatory diseases, which often affect multiple organ systems