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The new language reverses the controversial changes made to the site last month. It emphasizes once again that anyone who has been in contact with an infected person should be tested for coronavirus. “Because of the importance of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmissions, this guide reinforces the need to screen asymptomatic …

This week, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, said the planned joint mission with the US “in addition to Venera-D, the country plans to send one of its own missions to Venus,” the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Rogozin was addressing reporters at the HelioRussia 2020 …

The first Hispanic woman to go into space says we have made progress in encouraging women and minorities to enter science, but more needs to be done. “I think it’s still the case that in our culture, if you ask someone to say a picture of a scientist or an …

By Paul WoosenSept. 17, 2020, 2:00 p.m. In 1991, scientists submerged large subwoofers on Heard Island, a snowcapped volcanic island in the Indian Ocean. The speakers emitted low-frequency sounds that, like a whale song, thunder across the oceans. The signals, taken by receivers off the coasts of California and Bermuda, …

JERUSALEM – As the Israelis prepare to celebrate the holy days on the Jewish calendar under a fresh lockdown, the planning of prayer services is proving to be more of a consideration of mathematics than a spiritual exercise. The rabbis prepare to organize the devotees in clusters of 20 to …