President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden both celebrated the news that a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and Bioentech has been found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in their Phase 3 clinical trials. Development is an important step in the fight against the global epidemic at …
Read More »Trump faces a call to work with the Biden team on the transition
Wilmington, Dale. (AP) – President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden’s team. To ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes over in January. General Services Administration Biden has been tasked with giving formal formal recognition as president-elect, beginning the transition. But …
Read More »According to a new study, the asteroid Bennu may be hollow
One of the more exciting things NASA has done in recent memory is to investigate the surface of the asteroid Bennu. OSIRIS-Rex successfully made a short touch on the surface of the asteroid and created a set of specimens that will return to Earth for study. After orbiting the asteroid …
Read More »After a broken bone, the risk of a second fracture
In other countries and in some medical networks in the United States, including the Kaiser Permanent System in California, there are integrated services to ensure post-fracture follow-up. In 2013, a campaign called Capture Fracture was launched by the International Te Steoporosis Foundation to ensure that “fracture fracture victims receive appropriate …
Read More »What makes sand soft? – The New York Times
What is the softest sand in the world? Why are a few sands softer than others? – Peter S., Brooklyn, NY We don’t know No one understands how sand works. That sounds absurd, but it’s true. Understanding the flow of granular material like sand is a big unresolved problem in …
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