[ad_1] The severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, has caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has affected more than 39.8 million lives worldwide and has claimed more than 1.11 million deaths to date. While extensive sequencing efforts are …
Read More »Huawei Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro leaks show what may be the last of its kind
[ad_1] The hammer fell hard on Huawei this year and, going forward, it is unclear how long it will be able to keep a straight face amid the political and economic onslaught. In a few days, it will try to prove that it is still working as usual as it …
Read More »Pfizer begins manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines ahead of expected approval
[ad_1] US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has started manufacturing hundreds of thousands of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine ahead of its planned approval next month. The UK’s Daily Mail posted a video on Sunday showing a manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium, with thousands of doses of the vaccine rolling off the …
Read More »Future waves of COVID-19 will likely lead to more school closings
[ad_1] UK researchers have warned that as future waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appear to be unavoidable, schools are likely to come under increased pressure to close. The team says that the negative impacts that school closings could have on children and society at large should be properly considered …
Read More »Black Ops Cold War Open Beta Expanded
[ad_1] Players of the ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ open beta have a couple more days to play. Credit: Treyarch Scheduled to end tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. PT, the Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War The open beta has been extended. The beta version is currently …
Read More »NASA will attempt to descend on a ‘treacherous’ asteroid this week
[ad_1] After nearly two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a POT This week, the spacecraft will attempt to descend to the treacherous rock-strewn surface and grab a handful of debris. The drama unfolds from tomorrow when US takes his first chance to collect asteroid …
Read More »Coronavirus remains active on human skin for 9 hours: study
[ad_1] The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. By comparison, the pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours, according to the …
Read More »NASA’s Osiris-Rex to land on asteroid Bennu on Tuesday: how to watch live
[ad_1] Artist’s conception of NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu. NASA / Goddard / University of Arizona NASA Osiris-Rex spacecraft it will briefly land on a large asteroid on Tuesday and pick up some rocks and dust from its surface to be returned to Earth for …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccines: getting the skeptics to roll up their sleeves won’t be easy
[ad_1] Photographer: Joe Raedle / Getty Images Photographer: Joe Raedle / Getty Images Eddie Rice believes in vaccines. The Melbourne locksmith has taken a beating in the past and understands that they go through rigorous testing before they are implemented. This time around, as investigators move forward with potential shots …
Read More »NASA Announces 14 New “Tipping Point” Technologies for Its Lunar Exploration
[ad_1] In four years, NASA plans to return astronauts to the Moon as part of Project Artemis. To ensure the success of this effort, as well as the creation of a sustainable lunar exploration program by the end of the decade, NASA has partnered with multiple entities in the commercial …
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