Science

In 2015, a Leonid fireball was captured in Sweden. SpaceWeather.com/AndrePushche Say what you’d do about 2020, along with a shining year in the night sky Bright comets And Plenty of meteor showers Which continues this month with the appearance of the annual Leonids. The Leonids are only getting active this …

March In an effort to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus in Reagan – once again shutting down some businesses and banning social gatherings – Gov. Kate Brown on Friday announced the most comprehensive set of restrictions since her March stay-home order. It will limit all bar and rest restaurant …

But despite some of the world’s toughest border restrictions and quarantine measures, small, scattered clusters have continued to resurface. In addition to incoming passengers, Chinese officials suspect the virus was brought in by another culprit – the importation of frozen food. But China claims it has proved that it is …

Joseph Fisher showed the clearermate in his lab with UNH associate scientist Olivia Sobzic. U.N.H. Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to harmful and deadly ethanol poisoning in the body. Current treatment options are limited, but researchers will find a new use for a device that treats carbon monoxide poisoning. It …

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials are taking a new step to encourage Americans to wear masks: they’re emphasizing recent research that protects the person who wears a mask. First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises people to wear masks because of the evidence that it prevents …