Science

This will be a school year unlike any other, that much is clear. Trainers, parents and students across the country are returning to personal and virtual classrooms, shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. There is no one-size-fits-all answer for educators by 2020. Reopening decisions are largely made at the local level, …

A first stage of Falcon 9 to be seen at Cape Canaveral Landing Zone 1. SpaceX It’s become routine to explode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida and then see the first-step booster return for a soft landing aboard an autonomous coastal drone in the coast. …

How can I tell if something that died 250 million years ago when he was alive? After all, hibernation – a state of reduced metabolism – is a good strategy to make it through long, harsh winters when food can be scarce. Biologists would not be surprised if evolution invented …

Citriodiol, an ingredient found in insect repellents, could kill British researchers. The ingredient extrapolated from the eucalyptus citriodora tree was investigated for its use as a protective layer against SARS-CoV-2 by the UK Army, according to a release by the Ministry of Defense. The team of researchers from the United …

A platoon of the British Army on the attack at West Tofts Camp in Norfolk, England, while participating in Exercise Dynamic Victory. Joe Giddens / Zuma Press A mosquito repellent containing Citriodiol, which was sprayed on soldiers in April, has been shown to provide protection against COVID-19, according to a …