Researchers studying the novel coronavirus and ways to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 that don’t involve a vaccine are working on antibody-based drugs. Centivax has been exploring antibodies …
NASA is recruiting volunteers to spend eight months locked up in a simulated spacecraft on its way to Mars. The participants will be studied throughout …
NASA’s head of human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, resigned just days before NASA’s first crewed launch in nearly a decade. Loverro told colleagues he was resigning …
Moderna’s early coronavirus vaccine results look promising, but they actually lack the crucial data that doctors and physicians working on COVID-19 therapies need. The company’s …
A new study out of China used hamsters to test the effectiveness of face masks against coronavirus transmission. Hamster cages were covered in surgical mask …
An asteroid considered “potentially hazardous” by NASA will pass by Earth on May 21st. The rock, which might be up to a mile in diameter, …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tweaked its COVID-19 transmission information webpage to make it clear that the primary way the coronavirus spreads …
Novel coronavirus cases in northeast China are presenting themselves differently than the earliest cases in Wuhan, sparking concerns about mutations. The new coronavirus cases are …
Scientists from Cornell University have developed a model to “decode” the habitability of distant exoplanets. By taking into account the color of the planet as …
Researchers working on monoclonal antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus have identified an antibody in a SARS survivor that can also neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and prevent …
An astronomer has calculated what he believes are the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe, and they’re quite favorable. Based on his calculations, …
South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) concluded a study of nearly 300 patients who retested positive after surviving COVID-19. The KCDC explained …
A new study reveals that hurricanes are indeed getting more powerful on a decade-by-decade basis. The study also draws strong links between more powerful storms …
Wearing a mask is the best thing you can do to avoid the coronavirus while shopping. Wearing gloves, however, is not necessary. Avoiding grocery stores …
A deadly virus has been found in rabbits in several US states, and it could pose a risk to populations of various species across the …
Six coronavirus vaccine candidates have been determined to be the likeliest to succeed, a Morgan Stanley analyst said in a recent note to investors. The …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will conduct an extensive COVID-19 study to determine the scope of the infection and the strength …
A new type of coronavirus treatment could give COVID-19 patients relief. Scientists in China injected antibodies isolated from recovered coronavirus patients and injected them into …
A species of flightless bird went extinct over 130,000 years ago but then appeared again after evolution gave it a second chance. The birds evolved …
Volcano-like features on Mars may actually be the result of mud flows rather than lava, researchers now say. Using simulated Mars conditions, researchers were able …
Doctors in the UK have observed five blood test parameters that can be used as markers for the severe COVID-19 syndrome affecting some children. A …
An effective coronavirus medication might be ready by the end of the year, according to researcher Dr. Nevan Krogan. Krogan answered a number of coronavirus-related …
Solar activity is waning, and scientists say we’re headed into a period of low Sun activity known as the solar minimum. The Sun follows a …
New coronavirus antibody tests suggest the first COVID-19 cases in the US may date back to December. The two test results came from the same …
The UK government announced that the breakthrough Oxford coronavirus vaccine candidate is making progress in its human trials. If effective and safe, 30 million doses …
This handy chart shows all the different ways the novel coronavirus can impact different parts of your body. Not everyone experiences the same symptoms, and …
We shouldn’t expect a coronavirus vaccine in 2020, according to Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins University. Vaccine development takes a long time and requires …
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Oxford scientists is already in Phase 1 human trials and could be ready for emergency use as …
Scientists drew shapes onto the brains of visually impaired volunteers using electricity, and the participants were able to identify the shapes with ease. The new …
The novel coronavirus can be transmitted by talking loudly or singing, a new study the CDC published revealed. Touching the same surfaces as an infected …
