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Within six hours, according to C-SPAN’s Jeremy Art, it became the most retweeted post the network has ever posted. In the first 24 hours of the tweet, it has been retweeted more than 95,000 times and has more than 220,000 likes. The video itself, which lasts just under 10 minutes, …

Here’s something you never realized you had to worry about: space germs. New research suggests that our immune system would have difficulty detecting and responding to germs from other planets. Of course, this is all hypothetical. Your chances of coming into contact with an extraterrestrial microorganism in the near future …

It seemed to be rare good news in a country that has seen a stubbornly high infection rate and has inevitably raised hopes that so-called herd immunity, where an immune group protects a group still susceptible to the disease, could be near. Previous estimates have suggested that herd immunity rates …

On Friday, President Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three-time Olympic congressman and former Republican congressman from Kansas, Jim Ryun, calling him a “legendary runner” and a “true American patriot.” “He is a giant of American athletics and a dedicated public servant and a man of charity, generosity, …

Joining a vaccine trial will help scientists discover if potential vaccines work. Thibault Savary / Getty For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. If you are actively looking for a way to contribute constructively to the resolution of the coronavirus pandemic, you …