» Climate change may push Zika virus into southern and eastern Europe
07/08/20 00:01 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Mosquitoes carrying Zika virus are infectious when temperatures are 19°C or higher – climate change may increase the virus’s range into southern and eastern Europe and the northern US

» Vaginal mesh safety review highlights failures in UK health system
07/08/20 00:01 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
The UK’s “unresponsive and defensive” healthcare system has failed thousands of women who developed life-changing conditions after pelvic mesh surgery, concludes a review into the treatment

» Risk of airborne coronavirus spread being underplayed, say researchers
07/07/20 17:00 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Over 200 scientists have signed a letter calling for the world to recognise the potential for the coronavirus to be transmitted through small airborne droplets, and to take steps to protect against them

» Covid-19 news: Everyone should wear face coverings, says Royal Society
07/07/20 17:00 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
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

» Why hasn't the UK seen a second wave of the coronavirus?
07/07/20 16:08 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Scientists have repeatedly warned of a second surge of covid-19 infections as restrictions ease in the UK, but it hasn’t happened – were they wrong or is it still to come?

» Europe wants to use hydrogen to slow climate change - will it work?
07/07/20 14:42 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
The European Commission is set to announce a new strategy to turn the universe’s most abundant element into a way for the EU to decarbonise polluting industries and transport

» After 61-day brutal border stand-off: China and India begin border-disengagement process under way
07/07/20 02:41 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
After 61-day intense stand-off, China and India announced Monday that they had made progress in disengaging frontline troops along a disputed part of their border where a brawl in June left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The disengagement came...

» 'Deathwind' is Part of Our History
07/07/20 02:34 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
In Appalachia, hero status is bestowed on a pathological killer who hunted Indians like prey. Lewis "Deathwind" Wetzel is honored in history. His story reveals the gory danger of frontier life.

» Are the Democrats a Political Party or a CIA-Backed Fifth Column?
07/07/20 00:16 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
That what we're seeing is an emerging Axis - the CIA, the DNC, and the elite media - all using their respective powers to terminate the Constitutional Republic and establish permanent, authoritarian one-party rule.

» Family of Murdered Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen Accuses the Army of a Cover-up; Demand Congressional Investigation
07/07/20 00:14 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
Fort Hood, Texas is a dangerous place for women in the military. The murder of Army Specialist (SPC) Vanessa Guillen is the latest tragic evidence of the violence on Fort Hood and other U.S. military bases.

» Mysterious Stone Age flint artefacts may be crude sculptures of humans
07/07/20 00:01 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Hundreds of distinctive flint objects from a Stone Age village in Jordan seem to have been a form of symbolic communication – perhaps even figurines of people

» Bad news for the Lithuanian Army
07/06/20 23:29 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
Confidence in National Defence Sysytem in Lithuania is lowering and the image of the Lithuanian armed forces has worsened.----The trend is becoming apparent from 2018 because of some incidents with the military which undermine d populati...

» China-India border standoff: The Russian Connection
07/06/20 23:23 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
It is true that, unlike the US, Russia is not willing to be directly involved as a go-between, but a reduction of tensions and launching talks on border demarcation would be an ideal scenario that it wants to see happen, says Retired Col...

» How do the Democrats benefit from the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests?
07/06/20 22:45 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
While the protests are being used to paint Trump as a race-bating white supremacist, that is not their primary objective. The main goal is to suppress and demonize Trump's political base which is comprised of mainly white working class p...

» Venezuela's Borderlands Have Been Assaulted by COVID-19
07/06/20 20:35 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
Venezuela's rate of infection remains low, despite the U.S. unilateral sanctions that have denied the country the right to import drugs and tests for the population.

» Ultrasound tweezers could help remove kidney stones without surgery
07/06/20 20:00 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Sound waves can be shaped into tweezers that can drag small objects around inside the body and potentially remove kidney stones

» Suicide, Homicide, Genocide: Will Trump Resign?
07/06/20 16:54 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
Trump is getting more and more desperate and incoherent, more and more openly racist, more and more dangerously authoritarian. What can be done to counter America's drift toward a homegrown brand of fascism?

» The Four Stages of Spiritual Growth
07/06/20 16:53 from OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion
"In the last analysis, the current global crisis is a psychospiritual crisis; it reflects the level of consciousness evolution of the human species. It is, therefore, hard to imagine that it could be resolved without a radical inner tran...

» Meat and dairy production emit more nitrogen than Earth can cope with
07/06/20 16:00 from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
Scientists have urged people to eat less meat and dairy after finding livestock farming singlehandedly exceeds “planetary boundaries” for nitrogen pollution