Astronomers at the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) of the National Science Foundation have reexamined the oldest light in the known Universe. The revised cosmic observations indicate that the Universe is 13.77 billion years old, plus or minus 40 million years old. The latest age estimate actually coincides with that provided …
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Recent studies provide more information on what treatments do or do not work for COVID-19, with high-quality methods that provide reliable results. British investigators released their investigation on Friday in the only drug that has been shown to improve survival: a cheap steroid called dexamethasone. Two other studies found that …
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Credit: CC0 Public domain In a breakthrough for physics and engineering, researchers from the Photonics Initiative at The Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC), and Georgia Tech presented the first topological order demonstration based on time modulations . This advance allows researchers to propagate sound …
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A Florida county sheriff said Friday that he could impose a curfew in an attempt to take a “more aggressive” stance when it comes to policing during the coronavirus pandemic. Gregory Tony, the Broward County Sheriff, said his office would be “cutting out warnings” and could take a more serious …
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welcome to Surveillance survey, our weekly look at polling data and research surveys on the candidates, voters, and issues that will shape the 2020 elections. The Trump administration engages in a not-so-quiet whisper campaign to cast doubt on Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease expert, and other …
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