August 2, 2021

Study Suggests Earth’s Slowing Rotation Led to More Oxygen in Atmosphere

  A new study suggests Earth’s supply of oxygen developed thanks to the planet’s gradually slowing rotation creating longer days that allowed a certain form of algae to admit more oxygen as a byproduct of its metabolic process. The study, published Monday in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience, suggests that about 2.4 billion years ago there was so little oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, it could barely be measured, so no animal or plant life as we know it could exist. Much of the life on Earth consisted of tiny microbes, among them, a blue-green form of algae called cyanobacteria, which breathed

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Britain Opens Borders to Fully Vaccinated Travelers From US, Most of EU

Britain has opened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe, as the government continues to ease coronavirus travel restrictions. Monday was the first day that travelers arriving in Britain from the United States and most parts of the European Union could do so without going into quarantine. New arrivals must still be tested for the coronavirus before boarding a flight to Britain and within two days of arrival. Britain is maintaining quarantine requirements for French travelers, saying the country has a concerning number of cases of the beta variant in some areas. The

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THE MINISTRY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND ACTIVE AGEING New social standards for the regulation of homes for the elderly

Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia announced that a legal notice which will be published in the coming days will see the implementation of new social standards, regulating the operations of long-term homes for the elderly.   During the launching of these standards, Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia said that last year, these standards had been submitted for public consultation, the feedback has been assessed extensively, even in view of the pandemic situation the country has been and is still going through.   “The seven standards, therefore, have been drawn up following suggestions

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