Labour proposal would leave UK struggling to develop its own Covid vaccines, warn science experts

Thank your lucky stars Labour’s not in charge! Party’s proposal to shake up the pharmaceutical industry would leave Britain struggling to develop its own Covid vaccines, science experts warn The plan is revealed in a 50-page policy dossier titled ‘Medicines For The Many’  It was unveiled at 2019 Labour Party Conference, before first Covid case … Read more

Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers

Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers more than 13 BILLION light years from Earth Researchers used the ALMA telescope array in Chile to discover the quasar A quasar is a type of supermassive black hole that is releasing a lot of energy This object was discovered when the universe … Read more

Science: UK labs get £213 million government investment to help tackle infectious diseases and more

Labs across the UK are to be upgraded to help tackle infectious diseases, cut greenhouse emissions and more — thanks to a £213 million government investment. The support — part of the British government’s wider ‘Research & Development Roadmap’ — was announced yesterday by Science Minister Amanda Solloway. It will give British scientists access to facilities including … Read more

The Masked Dancer: Bill Nye The Science Guy reveals himself as Ice Cube with Group B debut on Fox

Bill Nye The Science Guy was revealed to be the Ice Cube after Group B’s debut on Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Dancer on Fox. Asked what his favorite part of being on the show was, the 65-year-old TV presenter and engineer said, ‘I love to dance! It may not have been obvious, but I … Read more

Boris Johnson hails Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph for British science’

Boris Johnson last night hailed the arrival of the Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph of British science’ and said he was ‘confident this is the year we will defeat coronavirus’. The first batches yesterday began arriving at UK hospitals, including the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where laboratory technician Lukasz Najdrowski carefully … Read more

Milky Way may be full of dead aliens who were ‘annihilated’ by their own science and technologies

The Milky Way may be full of dead aliens who were ‘annihilated’ by their own science and technologies, study suggests A new study finds aliens have emerged eight billion years before the Milky Way  Researchers suggest the reason we have not made contact is most are dead The team looked at the theory that the … Read more

Empty vial and syringe from the world’s first Covid-19 vaccination saved by Science Museum

Empty vial of the world’s first Covid vaccine which was given to Margaret Keenan, 90, last week will go on display at the Science Museum Margaret Keenan was first person in the world to get the vaccine outside trials Her jab at 6:45am on December 8 marked a turning point in fight against Covid Empty vials … Read more

Deborah James says she’s ‘putting her hope in science’ after new combination of drugs saved her life

‘I’m living when I shouldn’t be’: BBC podcast presenter Deborah James who has incurable stage 4 cancer says she’s ‘putting her hope in science’ after new combination of drugs saved her life  Deborah James, 38, had received the all-clear from cancer back in January  However, doctors later found evidence that the cancer returned to her … Read more

Expert raises flag over the ‘shaky science’ behind Oxford’s Covid jab

They are the lab-coat wearing virus-fighting team who may have landed the killer blow in the battle against Covid-19. Oxford University has today announced its clinical trial results for its jab, which show it is up to 90 per cent effective at stopping the virus.   The news is a huge boost to the Government, which … Read more

Matt Hancock insists clinical trial publication dictated by ‘science’ not politics

Matt Hancock takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump’s claims the Pfizer vaccine was held up until AFTER the US election, insisting results from trials are released ‘immediately after science proves it works’ Donald Trump and allies have railed at timing of news on Pfizer’s Covid vaccine Positive trial results emerged less than a week after … Read more