(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity College in …
Read More »New insights into galaxy haloes, black holes, and star formation cooling
A simple model explains a wide range of observations by describing a competition between galaxy halos and their central black holes that eventually deactivates star formation. Astronomers studying the evolution of galaxies have long struggled to understand what causes star formation to shut down in massive galaxies. Although many theories …
Read More »McEnany on CNN’s Jim Acosta taking the science quote out of context: “It was false and it was wrong”
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany criticized CNN White House chief correspondent Jim Acosta on Saturday during an appearance on “Watters’ World” after taking his comments out of context on Thursday, saying that what he did was “false and wrong”. “It is an admission that they cannot debate the merits, …
Read More »President Trump does not believe we need a national mask mandate
When asked by Fox News’s Chris Wallace if he would consider instituting a mandate, Trump replied, “No, I want people to have some freedom, and I don’t believe in that, no.” As part of an hour-long interview, Trump also said he disagrees with the assessment by Dr. Robert Redfield, director …
Read More »Congress and CBC lose another giant at critical moment
“[John] Conyers, then Cummings, and now John Lewis. Each one is leaving a gap in their legacy and in what they contributed. I don’t know if it will ever be replaced. It places a lot of burden on those of us who are still living, it forces us to do …
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