Doctors are closer to solving one of the last remaining coronavirus mysteries
For so many survivors, COVID-19 doesn’t end when the immune system eliminates the novel coronavirus from the body. The illness often turns into what’s often …
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All of these coronavirus vaccine side effects are perfectly normal
One of the reasons why Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID vaccines engendered so much excitement is that both vaccines didn’t cause any serious side effects in …
Cleaning up the destroyed Arecibo Observatory is going to cost so much money
It’s been a few months since we heard any significant news about the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The location was of huge scientific importance …
NASA’s Perseverance takes its first steps, er, I mean rolls
It’s now been a couple of weeks since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on Mars. The mission almost never left Earth due to the coronavirus …
This breakthrough coronavirus test could tell you if you’re still immune
More than 118 million people have contracted COVID-19, according to figures collected since the illness was first found in China in late 2019. But these …
Russia and China are going to build a Moon base together, and NASA isn’t invited
The United States and Russia might be old Cold War enemies — and tensions between the two countries in the present day aren’t exactly great, …
You can do these 3 things once you get both coronavirus vaccine shots, CDC says
In a radio interview on Monday with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on KNX-AM in LA, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci got …
This is the worst news we’ve seen about coronavirus vaccines and the South African variant
A new peer-reviewed study found that the South African variant of the coronavirus is far more resistant to existing COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna …
A meteorite that struck a family’s driveway may offers clues to life
How and when life first took root on Earth is still not very well understood. We have a relatively vague timeline that indicates life was …
Here’s proof that vaccines will bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic
This time a year ago, we were all just starting to come to terms with the severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak. It would not …
This coronavirus vaccine doesn’t even need an injection
About a year ago, news of the first coronavirus vaccine candidates emerged, with researchers saying that the COVID-19 vaccines would take anywhere from 12 to …
Israel refuses to follow CDC’s new coronavirus mask guidelines for vaccinated people
Israel pulled off a vaccination campaign that no other country can match. Israel vaccinated almost 5 million people with a single Pfizer/BioNTech dose, and nearly …
Here’s when we can finally lift the coronavirus restrictions we’ve been living with
A while back, I found myself silently agreeing with someone’s post I’d just seen on Twitter about the US coronavirus response — a post about …
Dr. Fauci reveals the big problem you’ll face after getting a coronavirus vaccine
After an incredibly sluggish start, the vaccination effort in the US is finally starting to pick up steam. Over the past few days alone, the …
Watch a sea slug sever its own head… and survive
For the vast majority of animals on this planet, losing their head would be a near-instant death sentence. Creatures that have distinct heads typically use …
This ridiculously awesome photo of the Sun was shot in someone’s backyard
High-tech and incredibly expensive spacecraft like the Parker Solar Probe have been sent toward our host star in the hopes of revealing some of its …
Here’s even more proof that coronavirus vaccines work
Israel, which is in the middle of an aggressive immunization campaign, has more good news about COVID-19 vaccines. A recent study showed that the Pfizer/BioNTech …
This newly-discovered exoplanet could reveal secrets of alien worlds
Finding planets outside of our solar system is an area of research that has exploded in recent years. As new, more powerful observational equipment allows …
New coronavirus drug said to be 80x more potent than the antibody drug Trump was given
As countries like the US continue racing to inject their populations with the coronavirus vaccine as fast as they can, in an effort to outpace …
The first-ever space hotel could open as early as 2027
Travel has taken a back seat to health over the past year or so, with the coronavirus pandemic making it difficult to enjoy trips to …
CDC Director’s new warning: This is what could cause a fourth coronavirus wave
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the US, many people naively assumed that we’d move past it in 1-2 months. The reality, however, was far …
CDC says this one thing is directly linked to coronavirus outbreaks and deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that it would delay the release of new safety guidelines for people who received the …
CDC’s new coronavirus guidelines say vaccinated people can gather without masks
As of Monday, more than 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the United States, with 18% of the country’s population having received …
Revolutionary new coronavirus drug might cure COVID-19 in just 5 days
Researchers from the Georgia State University announced in early December the extremely promising findings of a coronavirus study looking at the MK-4482/EIDD-2801 drug, also known …
Dr. Fauci says putting one of these in your home can help stop the coronavirus
Even though the coronavirus infection rate has dropped dramatically over the past few weeks, experts say it’s important not to get complacent about following established …
The CDC just warned of 3 new coronavirus vaccine side effects
More than 283.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered worldwide as of Saturday morning, with nearly 60.6 million people having received the full two-dose …
The answer to cancer might be these tiny robots
Cancer treatments have improved dramatically over the past few decades. Many types of cancer have a high survival rate thanks to medical interventions that can …
CDC delays new coronavirus guidelines for vaccinated people
US officials, including President Joe Biden’s chief medical officer Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said a few days ago that new …
So many coronavirus survivors develop these long-term symptoms, which can be crippling
Most people who are infected with the novel coronavirus will survive COVID-19. Some will be asymptomatic and might not even realize they’ve been infected. Others …
We finally know how NASA is going to get its Mars samples back
NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on the Red Planet roughly two weeks ago. In the days since its arrival, it has been testing its …
