How much are you binge watching? Study finds Americans are streaming eight hours of content a day and finishing three TV series every week during coronavirus lockdowns Americans are using streaming sites more during coronavirus lockdowns A survey asked 2,000 Americans about their viewing habits The average person is watching at least eight hours of … Read more
Almost one in seven pregnant women in New York screened for coronavirus have tested positive, a small study suggests. Researchers tested 215 mothers-to-be for the COVID-19 disease when they were admitted to hospital to give birth. A total of 33 patients tested positive, 29 of whom didn’t have symptoms indicative of the coronavirus, such as a … Read more
Long after the high dissipates, marijuana use can still make even sober users worse, more dangerous drivers, a new study suggests. Researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard University found that people who used marijuana heavily and on a long-term, recreational basis drove faster, ran more red lights and got int more accidents in a driving … Read more
Summer WON’T curb the spread of the coronavirus: Study debunks claims that warmer weather will halt the pandemic Researchers examined the rate of spread of COVID-19 across 224 Chinese cities They compared this with local temperature, humidity and incoming UV radiation The team found no significant association between weather and infection rates By Ian Randall For … Read more
The publisher of the French study that found hydroxychloroquine could help treat coronavirus patients is now saying the paper ‘did not meet its standards.’ President Donald Trump has hailed the research in tweets and during his daily press conferences as a ‘game changer.’ But in a statement published online, the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) addressed … Read more
Some veterans of the Australian Defence Force have criticized a new study testing the effectiveness of antimalarial medication as a COVID-19 prophylaxis, which uses soldiers as test subjects. A small selection of soldiers from the ADF will be given a range of doses of the antimalarial drug chloroquine to see whether it can really stop, … Read more
Asian hornets are invading the UK and it could cost us millions of pounds, according to a new study. Experts have warned their environmental destruction could cost the UK up to £7.6 million pounds every year – with costs included in destroying their nests, fighting the invasion and damage caused by them. The wasps, which … Read more
Study links increase in ride-hailing trips from apps like Uber and Lyft to greater risk of accidents involving vehicles and people More ride-hailing trips may equate to an increased risk of accidents A study collected data from 370 million trips in New York City They found for every 100 ride-hailing pickups per hour accident risk … Read more
Evolution in action! Researchers in Australia study a lizard that can lay eggs and give birth to live babies at the same time – a phenomenon never seen before in the reptile University of Sydney scientists shared new research on the three-toed skink They observed the lizard giving birth and laying eggs at the same … Read more
Millions of Britons are ‘fed up’ with unrealistic travel photos – and snaps of ‘hot dog legs’ – with almost a third preferring to see ‘authentic’ pictures of a holiday A study of 2,000 adults found 26% find ‘hot dog leg’ images the most annoying People are seven times more likely to visit a place … Read more