The Government of Nunavut is giving people a new reason to quit smoking this year: it could help lessen the risk of contracting COVID-19.
“Having lung problems from smoking might increase the risk of getting COVID-19 and may make some symptoms of the illness worse,” the Government of Nunavut said...
Start off April with a blast from the past. On April 1, Netflix is adding several classic TV shows and movies to its library. And the streaming service isn't joking around.
Deep Blue Sea, Friday Night Lights, Mortal Kombat, Scarface and Seven kick off the new additions. Later, Netflix will...
Teenage girls are twice as likely to show symptoms of depression linked to social media use as boys, according to new research.
An extensive study by UCL researchers found that girls both spent more time on social media and were more vulnerable to its negative impacts.
At 14, two-fifths of...
In 1916, Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his Theory of General Relativity, a journey that began in 1905 with his attempts to reconcile Newton’s own theories of gravitation with the laws of electromagnetism. Once complete, Einstein’s theory provided a unified description of gravity as a geometric property...
Scientists at University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) in the US, have announced the detection of Yarkovsky acceleration on the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Dave Tholen and collaborators have announced the detection of Yarkovsky acceleration on the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. This acceleration arises from an extremely weak force on an...
Rome sinkhole swallows several cars in residential street.
A massive four-lane-wide sinkhole swallowed at least six cars in Rome on Wednesday, forcing 20 families to flee their homes. A dramatic video captured the extent of the damage.
The incident happened in the Italian capital's Baldunia neighborhood on Wednesday evening. Although no...
An experimental medication that was recently shown to slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has now demonstrated the potential to also prolong patient survival. The findings come from a clinical trial conducted by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS...
Charley Pride, the pioneering Black country music legend who topped the charts with dozens of songs, has died at 86 due to complications from COVID-19.
Pride died Saturday in Dallas, according to his representatives.
The singer was born in Sledge, Mississippi, to parents who struggled to make ends meet as poor...
Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic life while scouting out the place for future astronauts.
The US,...
The U.S. has been using a drive-thru option for delivering the COVID vaccine to those who are eligible, and Alberta Health says it is considering this approach.
“We are exploring many options, including drive-through sites, for when more vaccines become available,” said a spokesperson for Alberta Health in an emailed...
