Live larvae bat ticks (Carrie Kelly) Found on a large brown bat in New Jersey.Image: J.O.C./Rutors Center for Vector Biology As if we didn’t have enough bad news to share right now, a tick species associated with bats has been spotted for the first time in New Jersey. The health …
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2020
NASA will pay companies to collect lunar rocks for the next four years
NASA is considering paying companies to collect dirt or rocks on the moon over the next four years, as a first step towards the agency’s goal of accelerating lunar exploration. “The time has come to establish regulatory certainty for ractivating and trading space resources,” NASA Administrator Jim Brydenstein said in …
Read More »Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 should not be held in China, human rights groups say in letter to IOC
The letter, addressed to IOC President Thomas Bach, and signed by human rights organizations on each continent, said the country’s central government action in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and Inner Mongolia was inappropriate to organize the country fox. Olympics. The letter said, “The IOC’s reputation was haphazardly tarnished by the …
Read More »Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game Th F Thrones actress dies at 82
Image copyright pyrite EPA Image citation Dame Diana was given a special award at the Canaries Series TV Festival last year Actress Dame Diana Rigg, best known for her role in the TV series The Avengers and Olena Tyrell in Game Game of Thrones, has died at the age of …
Read More »What is transverse mellitus? The disease that prevented the AstraZeneca vaccine trial
According to one report, the Covid-19 vaccine participant, whose unpredictable illness had halted Ast Strazeneca trials, came down with an inflammatory syndrome known as transverse myelitis. One man was involved in a UK trial when he came down with a condition that affects the spinal cord and is frequently spread …
Read More »