PHOTO CREDITS: CBS NEWS According to NBC News, a new study has shown The Great Barrier Reef’s coral population has decreased by fifty percent between 1995 and 2017. Additionally, the UNESCO World Heritage site has suffered three mass bleaching events in the last five years. The co-author of the study,[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: GREENSBORO NEWS AND RECORD  Scientists from Oxford University’s Department of Physics have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.  The researchers hoped that the test could eventually be used at airports, music venues, gyms, and businesses to quickly establish[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/GETTY IMAGES Coronavirus can remain active on human skin for up to 9 hours, study finds. The study’s findings point out the relevance of hand hygiene to control the spread of COVID-19 in the public domain. A recent study, led by a team of Japanese researchers, reported[Read More…]

PHOTO CREDITS: HEALTH NEWS REVIEW An experimental dual vaccine for both influenza and the new Coronavirus delivered via a nasal spray will enter human studies in Hong Kong next month, a top disease doctor said. “The early stage clinical trial will enroll about 100 adults”, said Yuen Kwok-Yung, chair of[Read More…]