Now that we’re more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, there’s finally a reason to be optimistic that the worst is behind us. Not only has the infection rate dropped dramatically over the past two months, but there are now three safe and effective vaccines available to Americans. As a quick rundown of what’s …
The coronavirus vaccination efforts have seen varying degrees of success around the world so far. More than 268 million doses have been administered worldwide, according to March 2nd data, and countries like Israel and the UK have already reported great results. New studies show the vaccines work as expected, reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 that …
The number of daily coronavirus cases is dropping in the US as more people get vaccinated every day. Also, the first signs that vaccines work as intended even against mutations are here. But the COVID-19 pandemic is nowhere close to being over. Experts warn that a fourth wave might hit the US in the coming …
While most everyone at this point is familiar with the range of common COVID-19 symptoms, researchers over the past few months have observed several uncommon symptoms that can sometimes manifest early on after exposure to the coronavirus. To this point, Harvard Professor and infectious disease expert Dr. Andrew Chan has noticed that rash, raised skin …
NASA’s new Perseverance rover has been on Mars for less than two weeks, but science fans are already chomping at the bit for any news they can get related to the mission. What will the new rover find? Will it be able to detect ancient organic compounds or possibly even signs of long-dead life forms? …
Imagine a weird, dystopian future where humans are microchipped as soon as they are born. If they want, they can install new components that allow them to open doors or unlock digital devices with their wrists, and even place LEDs beneath their skin that allow them to flicker and blink like a fleshy robot. Strange, …
To say that Boeing’s Starliner program has not gone as planned would be the understatement of the century. The Starliner spacecraft, which NASA included in the Commercial Crew Program alongside the Crew Dragon from SpaceX, has failed to meet expectations in just about every way. The spacecraft was supposed to already be taking human astronauts …
Japanese researchers announced the discovery of the Brazilian coronavirus mutation in early January. The P.1 strain was identified in travelers returning to Japan. This came at a time when the world was already worried about the UK (B.1.1.7) and South African (B.1.351) mutations. It looked like the coronavirus was developing more genetic changes all of …
The International Space Station is, well, old. It’s still working great and fulfilling the needs of NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos, Japan’s JAXA, and the European Space Agency, among others, but it’s definitely not as cutting-edge as it once was. The groups responsible for maintaining the spacecraft have done a great job of keeping it up and …
The coronavirus vaccination program in the US is continuing to ramp up in a major way, with the number of COVID vaccinations continuing to tick up as coronavirus cases have declined around the country in recent days. Bloomberg’s vaccine tracker shows that through midday Tuesday, 76.9 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in the …
