The Nancy Roman Telescope has reached another milestone in its development. NASA has announced that the primary mirror of the Space Telescope has now been completed. The 2.4 m (7.9 ft) mirror took less time to develop than other mirrors because it was not built from scratch. It is a …
Read More »Mysterious post-covid syndrome seems to affect children even worse than we thought
After contracting and beating a coronavirus infection, the body needs time to rest to regain its health and strength. Sadly, for some kids, that doesn’t happen. A mysterious, new disease called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (also known as MIS-C, and Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome or PIMS) has affected hundreds …
Read More »Can plant leaves help us find buried human remains?
You would think that a plant scientist would go home to a farm, but Neil Stewart used to work with potatoes, not human cadres. Influenced by environmental pollutants, Stuart was on a tour at the University of Tennessee’s ‘Body Farm’ – formally known as the Anthropology Research Facility – where …
Read More »New high-rise images of the sun show how creepy sunspots look in closeup
One of the world’s most powerful solar observatories has recently completed a major upgrade. And now, the Gregor Solar Telescope in Spain has taken some extremely high-resolution images of our sun obtained in Europe. In the new images upgraded by the telescope, between rowing activity on the surface of the …
Read More »We finally have another life-saving drug for sick Kovid-19 patients
The most commonly available anti-inflammatory drugs are found to have a 20 percent reduction in mortality in the most severe COVID-19 patients, researchers said Thursday. Professor Anthony Gordon of Imperial College London was part of a British team investigating the effectiveness of hydrocortisone on people on intensive care ventilators. The …
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