2019-03-01
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U.S. COVID-19 Number Surge To Record Highs; Experts Warn Worst Is Yet To Come
October 26, 2020The United States recorded the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on October 23, logging nearly 84,000 new cases, higher than the previous single-day peak reached in July. Sixteen individual states are reporting sharp increases in hospitalization rates, and health... continued
Cat Geoglyph Joins Nazca Menagerie
October 23, 2020Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a previously-undiscovered member of the Nazca Line family: the image of a giant cat, etched into the side of a hill initially intended to be the site of a new tourist path. This formidable feline... continued
This September Was the Hottest Month on Record: Will 2020 Be the Hottest Year?
October 22, 2020Despite the presence of a La Niña event in the Pacific Ocean, the year 2020 continues to heat up, with September of this year coming in as the hottest one on record, beating September 2015 and 2016's former top spot.... continued
Remdesivir Falls Through as a COVID-19 Treatment
October 20, 2020A large-scale clinical trial conducted by the World Health Organization has determined that Gilead Sciences Inc.'s remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients' chances of survival or length of hospital stay. The antiviral drug had been granted Emergency... continued
Room Temperature Superconductivity Has Been Achieved
October 17, 2020Researchers at the University of Rochester have produced a material that is superconductive at room temperature, the holy grail of materials development that holds the potential to revolutionize virtually every aspect of modern technology—all without the need for bulky refrigeration... continued
Meet the New and Evolved Human, Now With an Extra Blood Vessel in Our Arms
October 15, 2020Evolutionary researchers in Australia and Germany have found evidence for the continuing physical evolution of the human species, through the increasing presence in modern humans of a third major artery in our forearms. Typically, the job of supplying blood to... continued
Japan’s Military Is Now on the Lookout for UFOs
October 12, 2020One month after the U.S. Department of Defense issued similar guidelines, Japan's Ministry of Defense has issued official protocols for Japanese defense personnel to report encounters with UFOs. The instructions were announced by Defense Minister Tarō Kōno on September 28,... continued
Could There Be Planets in the Cosmos Even More Habitable Than Earth?
October 9, 2020 Earth, at least for now, is the most habitable planet that we're aware of, having been home to lifeforms for nearly the entirety of the planet's existence, now boasting a complex and diverse biosphere that is (probably) the envy... continued
Earth May Be Headed for a “Hothouse” State Not Seen Since the Fall of the Dinosaurs
October 6, 2020A new detailed map of the Earth's climate over the past 66 million years has been constructed, and it predicts that the planet is headed toward a hothouse state not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs. This new climatological... continued
President Moved to Walter Reed Medical Center
October 2, 2020President Trump went to Walter Reed Medical Center Friday afternoon, 24 hours after testing positive for COVD-19. The president is on a treatment regimen that includes an experimental polyclonal cocktail of antibodies developed by pharmaceutical company Regeneron. He is also... continued