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Coronavirus World Map: 1,991,562 Confirmed Cases; 207 Countries; 130,885 Deaths
WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 87 No new country/territory/area reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. WHO has released a substantial update…
Genetic Self-Destruct – Some Worms Programmed to Die Early for Sake of Colony
Paper Towels Much More Effective at Removing Viruses Than Hand Dryers
After More Than 40 Years, Evidence Found for Existence of Elusive ‘Metabolon’
Dramatic Satellite Images Show Air Pollution Remains Low as Europeans Stay at Home
Devil’s Staircases: Timing of Large Earthquakes Follows Mathematical Pattern
“Stink Flirting” – Male Ring-Tail Lemurs Exude Fruity-Smelling Perfume to Attract Mates
New Photon-Counting Camera With Record Speed and Resolution for 3D Image Capture
Are Overactive Immune Cells the Cause of COVID-19 Deaths?
Hidden Earth-Like Habitable Planet Discovered in Old NASA Kepler Data
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the…
Indoor Precautions Essential to Stem Airborne COVID-19 – The World Should Face the Reality
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognize the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m in order…
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity Proven Right Again by Star Orbiting Supermassive Black Hole
Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center…
COVID-19 World Map: 1,914,916 Confirmed Cases; 207 Countries; 123,010 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 87. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 86 No new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Piloting NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover From Home
The Mars mission has learned to meet new challenges while working remotely. For people who are able to work remotely during this time of social…
Antiviral Drug Baloxavir Could Control of Flu Outbreaks by Limiting Viral Spread
Antiviral Drug Baloxavir Reduces Transmission of Flu Virus in Animal Study Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets,…
New COVID-19 Test Accurately Detects Viral DNA in Minutes
Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method…
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Using Diamond Anvils to Simulate the Earth’s Core
In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth’s molten outer core, researchers successfully determined the density of liquid iron and sound propagation speed…
Origin of the Universe: Why There Is So Much Matter and So Little Antimatter
Lancaster physicists working on the T2K major international experiment in Japan are closing in on the mystery of why there is so much matter in…
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