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[ad_1] Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause disease in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to fatal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold. Conversely, more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS …

[ad_1] American researchers have found that bats who feel sick spend less time with each other, a phenomenon they call ‘passive social detachment’. Bats practice social detachment when sick, according to the study 27/10/2020 – 14h55 New research shows that bats distance themselves socially when they’re sick, spend less time …

[ad_1] The search for Planet Nine – a hypothetical ninth planet in our solar system – could eventually identify the faintest orbital trails in an incredibly dark corner of space. This is exactly what Yale astronomers Malena Rice and Gregory Laughlin are attempting with a technique that collects scattered light …

[ad_1] An international team of coastal scientists has rejected suggestions that half the world’s beaches could go extinct over the course of the 21st century. The claim was made by European researchers in a paper published in Nature Climate Change in March 2020 (Sandy coastlines under threat of erosion by …

[ad_1] This 3D rendering, created from computed tomography scans of the mid-section region of the diabolical armored beetle, was x-rayed at the Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source. This region, known as the medial suture, is where you connect the two halves of the beetle’s exoskeleton. (Credit: Jesus Rivera / UC …

[ad_1] Galaxies in the early universe are much more mature than astrophysicists thought: their existence at such an early stage is due to their interactions with the cosmos. A galaxy in the early universe observed by the ALMA telescope. The galaxy is considered to be already mature, because it contains …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 27, 2020 Food and humans can carry and spread dangerous microbes, and cleaning can protect you from getting sick. But it also takes time, uses chemicals and water, and some people are concerned that excessive cleaning may remove the natural bacterial flora that we …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.October 27, 2020 In recent years, improvements in cancer therapy have led to a significant increase in cancer survival. Experts estimate that by 2022 the United States will have 18 million cancer survivors, but a subset of these survivors will have long-term health problems to …

[ad_1] For a long time the satellite was considered dry bone. Then, however, the scientists found water molecules in magma samples brought to Earth by astronauts. Two studies now show: There is probably even more water on the moon than expected. There are indications of both water molecules on the …

[ad_1] Stockholm, October 6 (TASR) – British scientist Roger Penrose, German astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel and American astronomer Andrea Ghez have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on black holes. The AFP agency has informed. The names of this year’s winners were announced Tuesday by the Royal …