Several coronavirus vaccine candidates have been authorized for emergency use around the world. Most Western countries use a combination of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines. The Johnson & Johnson drug just cleared the regulatory review and will is also now available in various countries. On top of that, Russia and China are using their own …
Like any virus, the novel coronavirus has been mutating in humans from the moment it started spreading. One of those mutations is believed to have fueled the initial surges in Europe and the US at the start of the pandemic, which looked nothing like what China experienced in Wuhan. The virus continued to mutate throughout …
Anyone that has a pet knows how quickly they can become a member of the family. You miss them when you don’t see them for a while, and the feeling is usually mutual. You’ll do whatever it takes to keep them happy and healthy — or at least you should — and that includes keeping …
As the COVID vaccination effort in the US continues to pick up steam, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CDC have recently cautioned that anyone preparing to get vaccinated shouldn’t take pain relievers like Advil, Motrin, or Tylenol before their appointment. The underlying rationale is that these medications might prevent COVID vaccines from working exactly as …
When it comes to animal abilities that humans would love to have, being able to glow in the dark has to be near the top of the list, right beneath flight and, of course, turning your skin into camouflage like an octopus. Scientists know about plenty of animals with what is known as bioluminescence, including …
We all know (or at least should know) by now that using digital devices late into the night is a recipe for bad sleep. Researchers have been telling us this for years and years, but what you might not realize is that the later you use your smartphone at night, the more likely you are …
The latest coronavirus update from the team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University that’s been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic shows that, through Wednesday, more than 28.7 million coronavirus cases have been reported in the US. That number also does not include the more than 517,000 deaths in the US that have been attributed to the …
SpaceX’s Starship program has been moving along nicely as of late. Perfecting the technology that could eventually take humans to Mars and even beyond is no easy task, and development has hit its share of roadblocks, but test flights of Starship prototypes have been picking up in frequency lately. Today was supposed to be the …
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 …
