‘You get goosebumps from the data’: hopes rise for new malaria vaccine
The disease is a leading killer of under fives across Africa. But trials for a new vaccine suggest an end to the death toll could be in sightWhen Annah Kadhenghi had her first child last year, she named him Brighton Ushindi Baraka:baraka meaning “blessing” in Swahili,ushindi meaning victory. Last month, at the age of seven months, Brighton fought his first battle against an enemy that plagues millions of the world ’s poorest: malaria.“His temperature was very high; he was vomiting. I took him to the hospital,” says Kadhenghi, a schoolteacher in Kilifi, eastern Kenya. Brighton defeated the mosquito-borne disease, ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Lizzy Davies in Kilifi. Photography by Luis Tato for the Guardian Tags: Malaria Global development Kenya Africa World news Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Health Medical research Source Type: news

The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week ’s wildlife pictures, including a poisonous frog, an alligator lizard and a walrus called StanContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Arnel Hecimovic Tags: Environment Animals Insects Wildlife World news Zoology Photography Art and design Biology Science Source Type: news

In perfect minute detail: jumping spiders, falling water drops and more – in pictures
PhotographerCraig Loechel hones his macro lenses on nature ’s beauty to reveal details not normally seen by the naked eyeContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 14, 2022 Category: Science Tags: Science Photography Spiders Insects Wildlife Technology Environment Art and design Animals Source Type: news

Malaysia ’s ‘mystery hybrid monkey’ could be result of habitat loss
Researcher says proboscis monkey may have mated with silver langur when unable to reach female of own speciesThe emergence of a “mystery monkey”, believed to be a rare hybrid of two distantly related primates, highlights the importance of protecting habit connectivity, according to a researcher who studied the animal.The female monkey first attracted attention in 2017, when photographs taken of it along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysia, were uploaded to social media wildlife photography groups.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok Tags: Zoology Conservation Malaysia Asia Pacific Biology Science World news Environment Source Type: news

Well, I see it differently!
Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly wrong?The answer, according to new research by UCLA psychology professor Matthew Lieberman, lies in a region of the brain he calls the “gestalt cortex,” which helps people make sense of information that is ambiguous or incomplete — and dismiss alternative interpretations.The research, based on an analysis of more than 400 previous studies,is published in the journal  Psychological Review.People often mistake their own understanding of people and events as objective truth, rather than as...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 9, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Extinct and endangered species – in pictures
Extinction, a new book byMarc Schlossman, explores endangered and extinct species and the factors threatening them through a rare behind the scenes look at one of the most important sets of natural history collections in the world at the Field Museum in ChicagoConservation status chart: Vulnerable Endangered Critically endangered ExtinctContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Marc Schlossman Tags: Environment Extinct wildlife Photography World news Animals Biodiversity Conservation Science Source Type: news

The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week ’s wildlife pictures, including a rock goby, a fox-chasing crow and a frolicking Icelandic horseContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 3, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Pejman Faratin Tags: Wildlife Animals Zoology World news Environment Photography Biology Source Type: news

Milky Way photographer of the year 2022 – in pictures
TheMilky Way photographer of the year winners are selected every year by the travel blogCapture the Atlas. The Milky Way season ranges from February to October in the northern hemisphere and from January to November in the southern hemisphereContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Matt Fidler Tags: Astronomy Photography Space Science Art and design Source Type: news

Photos of the 'blood moon' lunar eclipse from SoCal and around the world
The moon was eclipsed for about 1½ hours, one of the longest totalities of the decade.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Times Photography Staff Source Type: news

Photos of the ' blood moon ' lunar eclipse from SoCal and around the world
The moon was eclipsed for about 1½ hours, one of the longest totalities of the decade.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Times Photography Staff Source Type: news

Super flower blood moon – in pictures
Dramatic total lunar eclipse coincided with a super moon, when the moon is at its closest point to Earth and reflects a red and orange lightContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Tags: The moon Photography World news Space Science Source Type: news

Chrishell Stause addresses inadvertently revealing new photos of herself out with partner G Flip: 'Without flash my top didn't show anything'
Chrishell Stause blamed "flash photography" for the revealing photos taken of her out for a date night with new partner G-Flip. #flashphotography #chrishellstause
Source: Reuters: Health - May 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Photography Exhibition Reminds Us of Our Common Connection
A photography exhibit at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center highlights the beauty of individuals living with genetic, physical, behavioral, or intellectual differences.
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 5, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: Announcements News Positive Exposure Source Type: news

Former Idaho lawmaker Aaron von Ehlinger found guilty of raping intern
A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying "I can't do... #witnessstand #lewiston #lawmaker #boise #aaronvonehlinger #intern #staterepresentative
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping teenage intern
Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern at his apartment in Boise last March. #boise #aaronvonehlinger #intern #lawmaker
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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