A huge chunk of China’s new rocket just crashed back down to Earth
China launched its Long March-5B rocket, the most powerful in the country’s history, on a test flight last week. The core stage of the rocket …
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Breakthrough coronavirus drug could give people temporary immunity
More pharmaceutical companies are developing a new type of therapy for the novel coronavirus that uses an old treatment technique for infectious diseases. Scientists are …
Why the first coronavirus vaccine won’t be good enough
Dr. Fauci and other health experts authored a paper that explains what the world has to do to ensure that a viable COVID-19 vaccine reaches …
Lava tubes on Mars could act as prebuilt homes for astronauts
Crewed missions to Mars may rely on extinct lava tubes to provide shelter from radiation. Researchers tested how well lava caves on Earth block radiation …
NASA’s Perseverance rover is so, so close to being ready for Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is now packed up and ready for its trip to Mars. The rover was attached to the descent stage of the spacecraft …
‘Miracle patient’ leaves hospital after 64-day fight with coronavirus
A coronavirus patient named Gregg Garfield recently left a California hospital after spending more than two months battling the virus. Garfield’s symptoms were particularly severe …
Thousands would infect themselves with coronavirus to speed up vaccine testing
Researchers have said that a coronavirus vaccine could be reached sooner if human challenge trials were allowed. Doing so would help speed up vaccine efforts by …
Could Mars missions bring alien viruses back to Earth?
NASA is well aware of the risks of bringing samples back from Mars, and is taking precautions to ensure no microbial life gets loose. Samples …
Coronavirus drug remdesivir is going to be hard to find in the US
Earlier this month, the FDA approved the drug remdesivir to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Shipments of remdesivir began going out last week, but only …
Stanford has a coronavirus therapy that might prevent severe cases
Researchers at Stanford have a new coronavirus treatment idea: Giving patients who have been just diagnosed COVID-19 positive an interferon drug version within three days …
Scientists discovered an animal that doesn’t need oxygen
Scientists have found a multicellular organism capable of surviving without oxygen. The creature, a tiny parasite that lives inside of salmon, doesn’t have the genes …
A simple vitamin might help save coronavirus patients’ lives
A brand new coronavirus study says that there may be a correlation between vitamin D levels and the severity of COVID-19 cases. Vitamin D deficiency …
Astronomers capture breathtaking ‘lucky’ image of Jupiter’s raging storms
Using the infrared imaging capabilities of the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have produced one of the most detailed images of Jupiter ever captured …
Researchers found an novel way to treat snakebite victims
A new research study claims that administering an oral drug to snakebite victims can inhibit the venom from taking hold, thus giving victims more time …
A special drug combo is speeding up recovery in coronavirus patients
Doctors from China conducted a Phase 2 trial for a triple-drug therapy in COVID-19 cases, proving that the three medicines can speed up recovery in …
This controversial coronavirus study could speed up vaccine research
Coronavirus vaccine development is advancing at a rapid pace, but a viable drug might not be available to the general population until early 2021, in …
Japanese asteroid probe discovers an incredible secret
Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe snapped images that reveal the space rock had a close encounter with the Sun. Scorched rock was present on the asteroid’s …
Antibodies from this animal can kill the coronavirus
Antibodies obtained from llamas may be adapted for human use in COVID-19 cases on humans. Researchers say the antibodies can neutralize the novel coronavirus’s ability …
ESA wants to make Moon bases out of astronaut pee
The European Space Agency says urine could play a major role in the construction of lunar bases. The urea in urine makes it an ideal …
These honeybees lay eggs without mating
Cape honey bees in South Africa reproduce without sex, and are even capable of producing female larvas that become queens. Researchers have pinpointed the gene …
US study says hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help coronavirus patients
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that the controversial hydroxychloroquine drug didn’t help coronavirus patients. The study included nearly 1,400 …
Singapore deployed a robot to stop people from spreading coronavirus
A Spot robot built by Boston Dynamics is exploring a Singapore park to remind people of social distancing guidelines. The robot plays a recorded message …
This startling discovery might protect men from coronavirus
Doctors studying cohorts of cancer patients who were infected with the novel coronavirus made a startling discovery. Men with prostate cancer who were under androgen-deprivation …
Scientists have developed antibodies that can kill coronavirus
Researchers from the Netherlands and Japan have developed antibodies for the novel coronavirus that can neutralize the pathogen in labs. The drugs still need to …
Can coronavirus be transmitted sexually?
The novel coronavirus can spread only through droplets containing viral loads that can reach the eyes, nose, or mouth of a person. A new study …
NASA’s Mars ‘mole’ is finally digging again, but just barely
NASA’s InSight lander mole is digging into the surface of Mars once more, but progress is slow and complicated. The mole is designed to dig …
Scientists mapped an entire mouse brain, and the results are mesmerizing
A three-year project to create a detailed 3D ‘atlas’ of the brain of a lab mouse is now finished. The resulting model will help scientists …
This site tries to answer all of your questions about the coronavirus
COVID Explained is a website from researchers and students at Brown, MIT, Harvard, Mass General, and other institutions with answers to common questions about SARS-CoV-2. …
Uh oh: China reports ‘anomaly’ during cargo capsule launch test
China’s cargo capsule test flight suffered an anomaly during its return to Earth. The Chinese space agency launched its most powerful rocket this week, called …
Raptors didn’t hunt in packs, despite what ‘Jurassic Park’ tells us
Raptors were likely not pack hunters as depicted in movies like Jurassic Park, a new study suggests. Evidence to support the notion that raptors hunted …
