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No One Knows How Many L.G.B.T.Q. Americans Die by Suicide

Death investigators in Utah are among a handful of groups trying to learn how many gay and transgender people die by suicide in the United States.

1 iunie 2023 | NYTimes

How disinfecting an old mineshaft saved a colony of little brown bats

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Using chemicals in the environment can save wildlife from deadly pathogens, but process is not without risks, say experts Joseph Hoyt and his team first showed up to the abandoned mineshaft in Wisconsin during the late summer of 2017, personal protective equipment in hand. Long before Covid-19, the supplies were to protect them from the chlorine dioxide gas they had brought along. Their aim was to use the disinfectant gas to kill the Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus lining the walls of the m...

1 iunie 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Africa will be transformed by the potential of AI and data – if we can get investment | Mahamudu Bawumia

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As tech changes the world, Ghana has the young experts to unlock the next industrial revolution, says the vice-president As we see the artificial intelligence furore sweep across continents, one thing is clear: Africans have a goldmine at our fingertips. A rapidly growing population of 1.4 billion people, 70% under the age of 30, combined with huge growth in AI investments, creates a potent recipe for Africa. We will not sit back and wait for the rest of the world to reap our rewards. Africa an...

1 iunie 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Why are food allergies on the rise and is a cure on the horizon? – podcast

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Food allergies appear to be increasing globally, but as scientific understanding improves, some experts believe we may one day be able to eliminate them altogether. Ian Sample speaks to Dr Kari Nadeau, an allergy specialist at Harvard School of Public Health and author of the book The End of Food Allergy, to discuss why food allergies are on the rise and what we can do to prevent – and possibly even cure – them Continue reading...

1 iunie 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Australian scientists create new class of titanium alloys

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Alloy 3D-printed from metal powder rivals the conventional ‘magic metal’ – used in aerospace and biomedical engineering – for strength and sustainability Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Scientists have created a new class of titanium alloys using laser 3D printing, which they say could improve the sustainability of the titanium industry and be used in aerospace and biomedical engineering. Titanium is a key metal in many industries and is prized...

1 iunie 2023 | TheGuardian.com

UK should play leading role on global AI guidelines, Sunak to tell Biden

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PM wants to see UK take key part in creating international agreement on how to develop AI capabilities Rishi Sunak will tell Joe Biden next week the UK should become a global hub for developing international regulation of artificial intelligence, as the prime minister rapidly shifts his position on the emerging technology. Sunak will travel to Washington DC on 7 and 8 June for meetings with the US president, as well as members of Congress and business leaders. Officials have told the Guardian t...

31 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Honoring the Body Donors Who Are a Medical Student’s ‘First Patient’

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Gratitude ceremonies give students and faculty members a chance to recognize the sacrifice of those who gave their bodies for medical research and education, and the loved ones they left behind.

31 mai 2023 | NYTimes

New migraine drug on NHS could help thousands of patients in England

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Nice approves rimegepant for preventing migraines in cases where at least three previous treatments have failed Thousands of people in England who get migraines could benefit from a drug that has been approved on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), the drugs regulator, said it was recommending rimegepant for preventing migraines in the approximately 145,000 adults where at least three previous preventive treatments had failed. Continue reading...

31 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

‘Mad and offensive’ texts shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society

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The Heege Manuscript which ‘pokes fun at everyone, high and low’ is among the earliest evidence of the life and work of a real minstrel From mocking kings and priests to encouraging audiences to get drunk, newly discovered texts at the National Library of Scotland have shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society. Containing the earliest recorded use of the term “red herring” in English, the texts are part of a booklet known as the Heege Manuscript. Dr James Wade of th...

31 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

From the archive: The man in the iron lung – podcast

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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2020: When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another Continue reading...

31 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Astronomers see 6,000-mile water vapour plume blasting from Saturn moon

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‘Extraordinary’ sighting may open window on possibility of life beneath Enceladus’s icy outer crust Astronomers have spotted an enormous plume of water vapour blasting out of Enceladus, a tiny moon of Saturn that is considered one of the most promising places to find life beyond Earth. The record-breaking plume reached nearly 6,000 miles into space – covering the distance between Ireland and Japan – and poured water into the void at an estimated rate of 300 litres a second. Continue r...

30 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

To Prevent Heart Attacks, Doctors Try a New Genetic Test

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Polygenic risk scores could help patients, including younger ones, understand whether they really need early treatment for heart disease.

30 mai 2023 | NYTimes

Oldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains

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Traces of Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in teeth of people buried at bronze age sites in Cumbria and Somerset The oldest evidence for the plague in Britain has been discovered in 4,000-year-old human remains unearthed at bronze age burial sites in Cumbria and Somerset. Traces of Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in the teeth of individuals at the Levens Park ring cairn monument near Kendal, and Charterhouse Warren in the Mendips, a site where at least 40 men, women and children were bur...

30 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Covid lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says

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Virologist George Gao also states for first time that China has investigated claim virus came from a laboratory The former director of China’s Center for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) has said the lab leak theory for the origins of Covid-19 should not be discounted. George Gao, an internationally respected virologist, also said another branch of the Chinese government had investigated the lab leak theory – the first such acknowledgment that some kind of official investigation took pl...

30 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Can humans ever understand how animals think?

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A flood of new research is overturning old assumptions about what animal minds are and aren’t capable of – and changing how we think about our own species Giraffes will eat courgettes if they have to, but they really prefer carrots. A team of researchers from Spain and Germany recently took advantage of this preference to investigate whether the animals are capable of statistical reasoning. In the experiment, a giraffe was shown two transparent containers holding a mixture of carrot and co...

30 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

Six months to Cop28: will the most vital summit yet make meaningful progress?

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Every year, the world’s leaders gather for the UN climate change conference. At Cop28, they will be faced with two stark warnings from scientists: we are likely to breach 1.5C warming above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and we are on course to reach 2.7C of warming by the end of the century. Progress has never been more critical and this year it lies in the hands of the United Arab Emirates, a country that has plans to expand its already extensive oil and gas productions. With...

30 mai 2023 | TheGuardian.com

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