Coronavirus: Steroid dexamethasone can help save worst-hit patients

Flexible, soft robots containing muscle-like actuators could revolutionise rehabilitation for the infirm, say researchers at Switzerland's EPFL.

2 die, others injured in Minna electrocution.

Israeli researchers unveil a beer at a bar in Jerusalem that was brewed from yeast extracted from ancient jars which is similar to what the Pharaohs would have imbibed.

Dancing Bird: Cockatoo Snowball learned 14 dance moves on his own, researchers find.

China has announced that it has officially started to research work on the 6G telecommunications technology. They have formed a research and development promotion group and an expert group to actualise the 6G initiative.

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Researchers at Oxford University are waiting to get clinical validation for a 30 minutes coronavirus test they developed in their laboratory. They hope that, "in a matter of weeks", hundreds of thousands of tests will be produced by manufacturers.

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A new study out of Germany has suggested that the coronavirus infection rate there could be much higher than initially thought. Some 1.8 million people could be infected nationwide, a quarter of them without symptoms.

Saudis set up a field hospital with a capacity of 100 beds to treat coronavirus patients in the holy city of Mecca.

Two studies show that anti-COVID-19 measures taken by many governments were sensible and effective. Without restrictions on the freedom of movement of their citizens, hundreds of millions more would have fallen ill.

Ventilators are in high demand because of COVID-19. Supply is tight. As an alternative, could we get oxygen through our backsides? It's not as odd as you think.