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Coronavirus: Has Sweden got its science right?

[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 …

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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 …

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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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