<p>A newfound nocturnal navigation system challenges what entomologists thought they knew about how ants find their way</p>
Vetenskapsnyheter
The WHO said an Ebola outbreak first seen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was an international public health emergency, underscoring the world's concerns.
<p>The person was onboard the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three lives</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada">Canadian</a> officials said on Saturday that a test for one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hantavirus">hantavirus</a> while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred indicated a positive result.</p><p>Speaking at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF1cAcvC20M&t=1s">news conference</a>, Dr Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, said the individual developed mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago, and that the individual and their partner, who had also been on board the cruise ship where they had been isolating together, were transferred to a hospital in Victoria for assessment and testing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/canada-first-hantavirus-case-british-columbia">Continue reading...</a>
Bill Cassidy, leader of the Senate committee that oversees health policy, is fighting for his political life in Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday.
<p>NASA is starting to paint in some of the details of its planned 2027 <i>Artemis III </i>mission, but key questions, such as who its astronauts will be, are yet to be answered</p>
På slätten norr om Lund ligger Sveriges nya supermikroskop, ESS. Men det är inget vanligt mikroskop. I stället för ljus ska små neutroner kartlägga materiens allra innersta. – Vi kommer få detaljerade tidsupplösta serier och kommer kunna se hur exempelvis batterier laddar och laddar ur, säger Sindra Petersson Årsköld som är senior rådgivare på European Spallation Source, ESS.
“There's been interest in longevity, promoting it, for millennia. But this 25-year campaign really brought it to the forefront,” Eric Topol says of blue zones.
“The norm-shattering masks a more fundamental misunderstanding of how administrative power can bring about lasting change,” writes Joshua Sharfstein.
<p>The “coastline paradox” helped to define fractals, but coastlines themselves turn out to be less fractal than thought</p>
Skudeneshavn, 16 May 2026: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by Solstad Offshore ASA on 7 May 2026 regarding key information relating to the Q1 2026 cash dividend. This announcement updates and replaces previous announcement. The key information regarding the dividend distribution is as follows: · Dividend amount: USD 0.1 per share · Declared currency: USD (please note that the dividend will be paid out in NOK) · Last day of trading in the Solstad Offshore ASA share inclusive of the right to receive the dividend: 19 May 2026 · Ex-date: 20 May 2026 ·
In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores
The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.
<p>The US supreme court dealt a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states cannot consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority-Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright talks to <a href="https://www.staceyabrams.com/">Stacey Abrams</a>, a voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader, about the fallout from the decision, and why, despite it all, she still believes the way forward lies in engaging more voters to participate in democracy. ‘They have fractured communities and said we’re going to scatter these seeds. Our job is to grow,’ she says</p><p>Support the Guardian: <a href="http://theguardian.com/sciencepod">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/may/16/stateside-with-kai-and-carter-stacey-abrams-us-voting-rights-act-podcast">Continue reading...</a>
VANCOUVER, BC, May 15, 2026 /CNW/ – Africa Energy Corp. (TSX Venture: AFE) (Nasdaq First North: AEC) (“Africa Energy” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held in Canada on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 9:00 am (Pacific Time) at Suite 2500, 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2X8 for the following purposes: 1. To receive the consolidated audited financial statements and accompanying management discussion and analysis of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, together with the report of the
The acting director of the FDA’s drug center, Tracy Beth Høeg, is leaving the agency. The news come days after Commissioner Marty Makary handed in his resignation.
Vancouver, BC – May 15, 2026 /CNW/ (LUC – TSX, LUC – BSE, LUC – Nasdaq FNGM) Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) announces that its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) will be held at the office of the Company, at 1055 Dunsmuir Street, Suite 2800, Vancouver, BC V7X 1L2, Canada on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), for the following purposes: 1. To receive the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, together with the report of the auditors; 2. To elect directors for the
Each year, some of the power solar could have produced is blocked by aerosols.
<p>Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts</p>
Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
Sandnes, Norway, 15 May 2026: Desert Control (OSE: DSRT), a leader in soil and water conservation technology, announces that the CEO of Desert Control AS (“Desert Control” or the “Company”) has on 15 May 2026 purchased shares in the Company. On 15 May 2026, James Edward Thomas, CEO of Desert Control, has through Woods End Interest LLC purchased 1,000,000 shares in the Company at an average price of NOK 1,01710 per share. Primary insider notification pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation article 19 is attached. For further information, please contact: David Borah Chief Financial
<p>A strange, tiny fish that resembles the famous Sesame Street character camouflages amid red algae thanks to its flamboyant reddish “hairs”</p>
One of the site's moderators described the new policy on social media.
<p>Varda’s plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost</p>
Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $13.6 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctors to prescribe an antidepressant.
<p>Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame</p>