[ad_1] The government has been criticized for lack of clarity on which pandemic restrictions will apply this Christmas. Professor Philip Nolan, a senior member of Nphet’s public health advisory team, warned Sunday that Christmas gatherings must have strict limits. Junior Minister Robert Troy failed to clarify when asked for comments …
Read More »Indian fossils shed light on the origins of horses, rhinos and …
[ad_1] New Delhi, November 8th Scientists have examined over 350 fossils of hoofed mammals – a group that includes horses, rhinos and tapirs – and suggest they came from or near what is now India. The 15-year study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, summarizes a nearly complete picture …
Read More »What we still don’t know
[ad_1] 1 Who does our DNA belong to? Police have been building large databases of DNA profiles for years, sometimes of people arrested and then released.Criminologist examines a sequence of human DNA © Getty Images Having the DNA profile of everyone in the country may sound like a detective’s dream, …
Read More »A new CDC study explains the urgent need to stop the spread of …
[ad_1] The Center of Disease Control (CDC) recently expressed concern over the spread of COVID-19 among American young adults and also noted that colleges are contributing to that increase. The organization’s research found that an increase in positivity rates for young people aged 24 and younger would be followed a …
Read More »Are you looking for another land? There are 300 million here, perhaps
[ad_1] A decade ago, a group of astronomers set out to investigate one of the oldest questions that provoke philosophers, scientists, priests, astronomers, mystics, and the rest of the human race: How many other Earths are there out there, if any? How many distant planets are there that could host …
Read More »Scientists 3D print Star Trek’s microscopic spaceship that moves by itself
[ad_1] The miniature Voyager, 15 micrometers (0.015 millimeters) long, is part of a project led by researchers at the University of Leiden to understand how shape affects the movement and interactions of micro-swimmers. Micro-swimmers are small particles that can move independently through the liquid by interacting with their surroundings through …
Read More »First fossil of a duck-billed dinosaur discovered in Africa
[ad_1] Duck-billed dinosaurs evolved in North America and spread to South America, Asia, Europe and eventually Africa. Photo credit: Raul Martin The first fossils of a duck-billed dinosaur were discovered in Africa, suggesting that the dinosaurs crossed hundreds of kilometers of open water to get there. The study, published in …
Read More »Research suggests there are planets in our galaxy suitable for …
[ad_1] An analysis of data sent by NASA’s Kepler space probe showed the enormity of the number of habitable exoplanets that could exist in our galaxy. A group of astronomers set out ten years ago to look for an answer to one of the oldest questions that philosophers, scientists, priests, …
Read More »Astronomers are discovering mysterious signals from our galaxy
[ad_1] Astronomers have discovered mysterious and intense signals from within our galaxy, although they are fast radio bursts, or FRBs It lasts only a fraction of a second, but it can be a hundred million times stronger than the sun and, despite its intensity, its origin is still largely unknown, …
Read More »Kennedy Space Center launch and cinematic drive-in …
[ad_1] Kennedy Space Center (KSC) offers “Launch and A Movie” as a drive-in experience in its parking lot to offer visitors something truly unique. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you see it) I was able to attend the event twice. You see, rocket science is very precise and the …
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