Science

Soon after the epidemic began a year ago, Americans began joking about the dreaded “quarantine 15”, worrying that food was being stuck in computer screens in homes and that Netflix could gain weight when glazed. The concern is real, but assessing the scope of the problem has been a challenge. …

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have found 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 previously undisclosed chemicals and 42 “secret chemicals” whose sources and uses are unknown. Probably the chemicals come from consumer products or other industrial sources. They were found both in the …

Kurz, who visited Israel with his Danish counterpart to discuss a tripartite vaccine treaty, was credited by Netanyahu for shocking the proceedings early in the Kovid-19 outbreak. After negotiations and a gym tour for people who have been vaccinated or recovered by Covid-19, Austria, Denmark and Israel, an alliance has …

Asteroid 2021 EQ3 will pass closer than the moon. NASA / JPL-Caltech A particularly large asteroid will pass close by Earth on Monday night, and this encounter will be streamed live online. Don’t worry: the flyby will be completely safe and not a threat to anything or anyone on Earth …

Pure-play space stocks spread. Businesses and business models are new and seem like the stuff of science fiction. Navigating the space will not be easy. A framework, as well as some comparisons with existing businesses, can help investors. The “new space” can be divided into three parts. Launch Services is …