Tech 13:27 GMT 01.01.2021Get short URLs While the study found areas where human activity may affect the color of some rivers, these changes may not be permanent. After examining about 235,000 satellite images taken by Landset between 1984 and 2018, a joint program between NASA and the US Geological Survey, …
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At least two hospitals in Southern California have been found to be vaccinating relatives of employees working in facilities, many of whom are not involved in health care. Redlands Community Hospital in Culver City said it was left with an ‘extra’ dose of the Pfizer / Bioentech vaccine and therefore …
Read More »The UK’s chief medical officer defends the delay between doses of the Covid-19 vaccine
The new strategy, announced on Wednesday by the head of the UK’s drug regulator MHRA, means that the interval between doses can be extended to 12 weeks instead of the previously set three weeks. The British Medical Association (BMA), an organization representing doctors in the UK, has encouraged discussion among …
Read More »Top 10 Physics Stories of 2020
Let’s face it – it’s been a pretty rough year for the solar system. But it has been a great year for scientists studying the far reaches of the universe. Here are some top stories of physics in 2020. 10. Boom! (Image Credit: X-ray: Moon: NASA / CXC / NRL …
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Zoom in / The reconstruction of the cosmic web – a vast network of fibrous structures of matter scattered throughout the universe – is based on patterns of textile mold growth. Joseph N. Burchett et al. / AJL There is hardly a time to write about every cool science fiction …
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