New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. keeps getting worse. China is just starting to reopen its society. South … [Read more...] about New Zealand is winning the war on coronavirus: here’s why
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Coronavirus-linked face mask shortage prompts doctors to seek best practices on reuse
Very little is known about how to properly reuse medical masks to fight infectious diseases. No method is confirmed to work. Still, in a report to doctors, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, some … [Read more...] about Coronavirus-linked face mask shortage prompts doctors to seek best practices on reuse
Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search is one of the most sensitive efforts to track down brand-new, never-before-seen dark matter particles. But what if dark matter particles aren't something new after … [Read more...] about Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
What should we do if a ‘planet-killer’ asteroid takes aim at Earth?
An illustration shows a rocket approaching an asteroid that's drifted too close to Earth. A scout probe orbits nearby. (Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT) If a giant object looks like it's … [Read more...] about What should we do if a ‘planet-killer’ asteroid takes aim at Earth?
Saturn’s weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, with Saturn's rings in the foreground. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute)Saturn's most Earth-like moon looks a … [Read more...] about Saturn’s weird, Earth-like moon just failed a key test for alien life
Rosetta’s ‘rubber ducky’ comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here’s why.
A single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. (Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM) The Rosetta spacecraft's rubber ducky comet has slowly changed color as it … [Read more...] about Rosetta’s ‘rubber ducky’ comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here’s why.
This image could help explain the Milky Way’s strange creamy center
A composite image shows infrared light from swirls of gas and dust at the center of the Milky Way. (Full size image below.) (Credit: NASA/SOFIA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Herschel) A gorgeous, … [Read more...] about This image could help explain the Milky Way’s strange creamy center
There’s a giant mystery hiding inside every atom in the universe
File photo: A microscopic photo of a sheet of glass only two atoms thick blends with an artist's conception to show the structural rendering. (Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale … [Read more...] about There’s a giant mystery hiding inside every atom in the universe
3 black holes possibly seen cooking their galaxies alive
An image shows how galaxy-sized bubbles shove gas around in the Perseus galaxy cluster. The X at the center of the image shows the location of the supermassive black hole at its center. (Credit: Li et … [Read more...] about 3 black holes possibly seen cooking their galaxies alive
