[ad_1] Development and testing of a new vaccine usually take at least 12 to 18 months. However, just over 10 months after the publication of the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, two pharmaceutical companies applied for emergency use authorization from the FDA for vaccines that appear to be highly …
Read More »The Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend – How To Watch The Show
[ad_1] A Geminid meteor caught in its last moments of fire. POT the Perseid The meteor shower gets a lot of attention because it is active during the warm summer nights in the northern hemisphere, but the Geminids are actually the strongest most years. Good news for sky watchers: The …
Read More »Ferrets, Cats, Civets and Dogs Most Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection After Humans
[ad_1] In blue, the human ACE2 protein and in gray, the coronavirus spike protein. The image shows how the two proteins interact in a lock and key mechanism, which allows the virus to enter the cell and hijack its protein-making machinery to replicate. Credit: Javier Delgado Ducks, rats, mice, pigs, …
Read More »Chrome 88’s Manifest V3 sets strict privacy rules for extension developers
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Chrome 88 browser’s mid-January release will include privacy and security measures that raised concerns among some developers during the last few months of testing. Google announced in a blog post that the new restrictions built into the Manifest V3 programming interface for its browsers …
Read More »Bees against hornets: bees defend their hives from hornets with animal manure | Scientific technology
[ad_1] December 12, 2020 HONEYBEES IN ASIA make it hard. Unlike their cousins in North America, where bee-eating hornets have recently arrived, Asian bees are relentlessly hunted by these giant wasps. The constant attacks have accelerated the evolution of Asian bees and have resulted in the insects developing various defensive …
Read More »The lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don’t act now
[ad_1] The only six sites on the far side of the Moon suitable for telescope arrays around 200 km in diameter. Credit: NASA When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all actors point …
Read More »SpaceX Starship Launch: SN8 Test Flight Explosion and Hard Landing, and What Elon Musk Said on Twitter
[ad_1] Lifestyle SpaceX described the landing of the spacecraft as “ difficult (and exciting!) ”. Here is everything we know so far about the accident. Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:51 am SpaceX’s latest test flight ended in flames, after a new prototype spacecraft landed and performed its highest flight. It …
Read More »The first woman, the next man on the moon will come from these NASA 18
[ad_1] Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Florida (AP Photo / John Raoux) NASA has named the 18 astronauts, half of them women, who will train for its Artemis …
Read More »Man-made materials like roads and buildings outpace natural life on Earth, study finds – Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] French Media AgencyDecember 10, 2020 10:43:23 am For the first time in history, man-made materials are likely to outnumber all life on Earth, scientists said Wednesday in an investigation detailing the “crossover point” at which humanity’s footprint is heavier than that of the natural world. The weight of roads, …
Read More »Pandemic and armed conflict ‘in Tadias magazine
[ad_1] According to the announcement, the goal of the conference, which is scheduled for December 12, is to “bring together the technical, financial and logistical resources of Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia at home and in the Diaspora, in support of health centers, academic and professional institutions that are at …
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