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At least 1,500 deaths in the UK since 2000 can be directly linked to climate change. During this period, the country suffered from heatwaves and four floods caused billions of pounds worth of losses, researchers at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.more

A highly contagious and perhaps more lethal variant of the coronavirus is spreading in Europe, first detected in the UK. Varieties from South Africa and Brazil are also dangerous. In the US, concerns are raised by two new variants: from California and New York.more

A government scientific adviser has warned there is always a risk the country “might have to go backwards” after the national coronavirus lockdown is eased.more

An iceberg almost the size of Greater London has split off from Antarctica, near a British Antarctic Survey station.more

US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set to be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and can be stored in a refrigerator instead of a freezer.more

The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is coming, in Germany in the first half of April the number of new infections may be similar to that of the end of December, when the country was at the peak of the second wave of cases - predicts prof. Thorsten Lehr from the University of Saarland.more

A single dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine developed in partnership with BioNTech could significantly reduce the risk of transmission after a single dose, results of a UK study found on Friday.more

The problem of insufficient physical activity in Poland concerns not only healthy people, but also sick people, incl. cardiological and oncological patients - say scientists from the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences in a comprehensive report on health and physical activity.more

The American space agency presented an unusual photo of the planet Venus, obtained by the Parker Solar Probe space probe from a distance of several thousand kilometers. The image shows parts of the planet's surface, although only clouds were expected to be captured.more

"It makes no sense to talk about the first, second or third wave of the pandemic. The virus never stopped circulating" - says virologist, head of the Italian Medicines Agency Giorgio Palu. more

Currently, in the UK, preparations of three companies are used for vaccination against coronavirus - Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca. As the vaccination rate in the UK is very fast and the number of vaccinated people is approaching 20 million, we explain the differences between individual vaccines.more

The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Germany, Andrzej Przyłębski, warns that the car incident should not be interpreted with political motives at this moment. more

Fresh hope was sparked for British beach holidays this morning, after it was revealed that there has never been a Covid-19 outbreak linked to a crowded beach. more

Plans to lift the lockdown in England faster than announced by the government were dropped after scientists were warned that it would increase the number of deaths from Covid-19 by an additional 55,000 and, in a worse scenario, by as much as 91,000. - writes the British press on Tuesday.more

After vaccination with AstraZeneki, you may experience temporary symptoms of varying severity, but there is no cause for concern, Polish experts associated with the "Science against pandemic" initiative said.more

During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA's Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling "How to Land on Mars." The video, along with other newly released footage, gives earthlings back home a better sense of the sights and sounds on the red planet.more

While a quickening vaccine rollout has some U.S. officials predicting a return to normalcy by the end of this year, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said it’s “possible” the Covid-19 precaution of mask usage will linger into 2022. more

The Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine is more effective with an interval between doses of more than 6 weeks, according to the analysis of studies to date.more

Variant B.1.1.7, discovered for the first time in Great Britain. coronavirus has been detected in 74 countries so far, and the so-called South African in 37 countries - according to data collected in the global GISAID database. The former is spreading rapidly and is already the dominant variant in several countries.more

The UK is to launch a "high-risk" science agency to look for ground-breaking discoveries.more

Moisture under the mask may - contrary to appearances - help fight respiratory diseases such as COVID-19. This surprising conclusion was reached by scientists from the operating US National Institutes of Health (NIH).more

The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The rover landed itself flawlessly, according to the mission's team.more

The coronavirus pandemic will not be brought under control before the summer of 2022 - said epidemiologist Prof. Didier Pittet. The scientist also warned about new variants of the virus, which will most likely require new vaccines to fight.more

A group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have come across life deep under a floating sheet of ice in Antarctica. This discovery challenges the predominant idea that life could not exist in such extreme situations. more

Researchers are currently looking closely at three variants of SARS-CoV-2, the so-called British, South African and Brazilian. The greatest concern is related to the E484K mutation, which, according to preliminary studies, may carry a higher risk of reinfection in survivors.more