Neowise, one of the brightest comets in decades, has brought with it an impressive trail of debris this month, delighting sky watchers from around the world. Its closest approach to Earth arrives today, July 22, at a distance of approximately 64 million miles. Throughout July, the newly discovered comet, formally …
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one) Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. COVID-19 board. 2020 (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html). two) Webb Hooper M, Naples AM, Pérez-Stable EJ. COVID-19 and racial / ethnic disparities. Jamaica 2020 May eleven (Epub before printing). 3) Stokes EK, Zambrano LD, Anderson KNet al. 2019 Coronavirus Disease Surveillance: United States, …
Read More »Apple confirms impressive new details of MacBook Pro
Update July 22 below, post originally posted on July 21. As Apple focuses on its environmental impact and reducing the company’s carbon footprint, the MacBook Pro will lead the charge as part of an impressive commitment by Tim Cook and his team. Today’s news from Apple confirms that it is …
Read More »Chinese consulate in San Francisco houses fugitives, says FBI
Chinese and American national flags wave at the entrance to a company office building in Beijing. Wang Zhao | AFP | fake pictures The FBI alleges that a biology-focused investigator who lied about her connection to the Chinese military to receive a U.S. visa has avoided arrest by taking refuge …
Read More »As the planet approaches multiple climate tipping points, scientists identify the first active methane gas leak in Antarctica.
Scientists have first identified an active leakage of methane gas from the seabed in Antarctica, increasing the likelihood that the planet is near one of the “tipping points” that would put the impacts of global warming outside the control of humans. According to The Guardian, researchers led by Andrew Thurber …
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