[ad_1] Image caption Sweden’s schools have remained open while neighboring countries shut theirs for weeks Sweden’s strategy to keep large parts of society open is widely backed by the public. It has been devised by scientists and backed by government, and yet not all the country’s virologists are convinced. There …
Read More »Three of COVID-19’s top science stories for the week on April 24
[ad_1] Italian research suggests that many infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic. Chinese scientists report early success in vaccine trials in monkeys. Human trials of the COVID-19 vaccine begin in the United Kingdom. A large proportion of people with COVID-19 have no symptoms. Intensive testing in the small Italian town of …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine protects monkeys from new coronavirus, reports Chinese biotechnology | Science
[ad_1] -> Sinovac Biotech has created a new COVID-19 vaccine by developing the new coronavirus in the VERO monkey cell line and inactivating it with chemicals. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo By Jon CohenApril 23, 2020, 1:05 p.m. Science’s COVID-19 reports are supported by the Pulitzer Center. For the first …
Read More »Earth’s core may be leaking heavy isotopes of iron, claims study | Science & Environment News
[ad_1] A new study conducted by geoscientists from Aarhus University and the University of California, Davis has found that the Earth’s molten core may be leaking heavy isotopes of iron. Notably, the boundary between the liquid iron core and the rocky mantle is located around 2,900 km below the surface …
Read More »Why was Betelgeuse dimmed? – The Wire Science
[ad_1] Betelgeuse is an incredibly large star located about 700 light-years away from Earth. It is approximately 800 times wider than the Sun and almost 15 times larger. It is also the second brightest star (fig. 1) after Rigel in the Orion constellation, in the northern hemisphere. Recently, Betelgeuse’s brightness …
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