COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models predicted, University of Copenhagen researchers warned on Tuesday. So far, climate models have predicted a slow and steady rise in Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows that warming is occurring at a faster pace. “We have clearly …
Read More »The Hubble Space Telescope has observed its first lunar eclipse
TORONTO – The first lunar eclipse ever observed by the Hubble Space Telescope provides a near-home example of how astronomers will look for signs of life on Earth — like planets in distant solar systems. Scientists with the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Thursday that the spacecraft telescope was …
Read More »US report shows racial differences in children with COVID-19
Mike Stobbe, of the Associated Press Published Friday, August 7, 2020 2:48 PM EDT Last Updated on Friday, 07 August 2020 16:33 EDT NEW YORK – Racial differences in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic are spreading to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for …
Read More »Florida’s carefree summers are a thing of the past, 5,000 die from viruses
Kelli Kennedy, The Associated Press Posted Sunday, July 19, 2020 3:32 PM EDT Last Updated on Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:20 PM EDT FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As coronavirus cases skyrocket, daily life looks very different in the sun state, where many popular beaches are closed, residents and tourists can …
Read More »Doctor who survived COVID-19 baffled by public contempt
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Dr. Michael Saag spends much of his time treating patients who are fighting for their lives and working with colleagues who are overwhelmed and exhausted by the relentless battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. But he enters a different world when he walks out the door of his …
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