Similarities, differences between the 1918 and 2020 pandemics In many ways, 2020 looks like 1918, the year the great flu pandemic was triggered. As then, science cannot crush an insidious but preventable infectious disease before hundreds of thousands die from it. WASHINGTON – The country’s leading infectious disease expert warned …
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COSMA supercomputer reveals dramatic impact of massive planetary collisions
Cross section of the still image showing the impact (box) and consequences (main image) of a 3D simulation of a giant planetary impact using 100 million particles, colored by their internal energy, similar to their temperature. Credit: Dr. Jacob Kegerreis, University of Durham. According to new research, the giant impacts …
Read More »Myles Garrett is the next Joe Thomas or Ozzie Newsome of the Cleveland Browns
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A newborn can wear a Myles Garrett T-shirt through first grade. You there, clinging to the limit of your 30s: The Browns’ 40th birthday tickets will include the opportunity to see Garrett live. Anyone looking for future hope in the midst of this pandemic present? The Browns’ …
Read More »Metropolitan Museum of Art will reopen five days a week in August
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Wednesday that its historic location on Fifth Avenue will welcome visitors five days a week, Thursday through Monday, when it reopens to the public on August 29. The museum, which had not been closed for more than three days in a row in more …
Read More »Chinese GDP grows 3.2% in the second quarter
China’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter, in one of the world’s first signs of recovery from the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Gross domestic product grew 3.2% in the three months to the end of June, compared to the same period last year, beating expectations. The figures …
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