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Long COVID: female, older age and existing health problems increase risk

About 2 million people in the UK currently have long COVID, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. In the UK,...

Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices

Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according...

What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Latest supply chain pain

What do tampons and fireworks have in common? Well, the two items are in short supply as we approach our next federal holiday — Independence...

Did the conservative justices commit perjury? Here’s what they said under oath about Roe...

After conservatives consolidated their supermajority on the Supreme Court with Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, many legal experts thought...

What the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means

On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly half a century, stripping away the constitutional right to abortion that...

Politicians enjoy longer lives than general populations, Oxford study finds

Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than the general population. The research is published in the European Journal of Epidemiology...

No safest spot to minimize risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains, shows study

Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage. They found there is no ‘safest spot’ for...

Why can’t I distill liquor at home?

Have you ever wanted to make your own bourbon? Don’t! The process might be relatively simple- heat a fermented liquid and keep only the...

Mars could become a base for asteroid exploration and mining

Mining the asteroids for resources like iron, precious metals, water, or other valuable species may someday become profitable. Mining will probably starting with Near Earth...

Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?

From virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, to robotic vacuums and self-driving cars, to automated investment portfolio managers and marketing bots, artificial...