CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – With eight successful landings on Mars, NASA is upping the ante with its new scout vehicle. The Perseverance spacecraft, scheduled for launch this week, is NASA’s largest and smartest Martian rover to date. It has the latest landing technology, plus most cameras and microphones ever …
Read More »The number 4 reactor in ruins at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1987, some 14 months after the disaster. Image: Mark J. Porubcansky (AP) An experiment done aboard the International Space Station demonstrates the potential of a resistant fungus to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation. This mushroom has already …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his own-weight struggle on Monday to urge the British to get in shape and tackle widespread obesity that could increase coronavirus risks. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. REUTERS / …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A pet cat tested positive for the new coronavirus causing COVID-19 in England, the government said in the first confirmed case of an animal infected with the virus in Britain on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Cats sleep in the village of Krompach, near the city of Cvikov, Czech …
Read More »A health worker collects a man’s nasal swab during a randomized test for COVID-19 in Itagui, Columbia.Photo: Joaquín Sarmiento (fake pictures) Scientists could be closer to understanding one of the most common symptoms of even mild covid-19: the loss of smell and taste. New Study Suggests Novel Infection coronavirus can …
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