Last year, one species of ant was caught using antibiotics. Now, another species has been spotted performing amputations. Researchers have recently confirmed experimentally that this operation and the other treatments ants give each other do indeed save ants’ lives. We’ve known for a few years that ants treat each other’s wounds, but we’re only just … Read more
Until the discovery of antibiotic drugs in the last century, doctors often performed amputations to save the life of a patient with an infected wound. But humans aren’t the only animals that perform these types of operations on each other. Scientists have discovered that a species of ant native to the southeastern United States also … Read more
OLDER people and pregnant women are being offered a vaccine by the NHS to protect against a respiratory virus that can cause serious complications. From September, everyone aged 75 and over will be eligible for one dose of Pfizer’s Abrysvo against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). From September, a new RSV vaccine will be offered … Read more
OLDER people and pregnant women are being offered a vaccine by the NHS to protect against a respiratory virus that can cause serious complications. From September, everyone aged 75 and over will be eligible for one dose of Pfizer’s Abrysvo vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). 1 From September, a new RSV vaccine will be … Read more