Cold Viruses 'May Never Be the Same Again'
Disruption caused by COVID lockdowns may have made winter bugs less predictable, with significant consequences for public health.
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Disruption caused by COVID lockdowns may have made winter bugs less predictable, with significant consequences for public health.
When streams of ultra-fast protons collide, a Higgs boson might pop into existence for the briefest instant before decaying into lighter particles.
A Swiss lab has played a vital role in making sure Japan's dumping of contaminated water from Fukushima plant meets international standards.
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Japan has started releasing wastewater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. A Swiss lab has played a vital role in making sure the dumping of contaminated water meets international standards. The discharges continue to stoke fears among some locals and neighbouring countries like China. On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan's main island, generating a tsunami that killed 18,000 people. When the deadly wave hit the coast, it also crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Huge amounts of seawater we...