About four months ago, in December 2019, the interstellar comet known as 2I/Borisov made its closest approach to our sun. After its initial discovery by Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov in August 2019, astronomers raced to observe the object—only the second known visitor from another star since the asteroidlike ‘Oumuamua in 2017—before it drifted out […]
The White House coronavirus task force responded to questions from reporters regarding what support would be provided to Americans without health … source
Originally published in March 1911 Credit: Scientific American Advertisement “Venus is nearly as large as the earth and, as it is much nearer the sun, its temperature must be higher than that of the earth. The average temperature is estimated to be about 140 degrees F. Various phenomena appear to indicate that the planet is […]
In the event of any infectious disease outbreak, our minds turn to vaccines—and they do so for good reason. They’re safe, relatively expensive and have worked well for diseases including smallpox, polio, yellow fever, and, most recently, Ebola. Will a vaccine come as easily for the novel coronavirus? The answer is maybe yes, maybe not. […]
With much of the country grinding to a halt in a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, many people are wondering when the U.S. will be able to “reopen.” The American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank, recently released a report co-written by former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner […]
It’s been a week since India began the world’s biggest lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. The country has around 1600 infections so far, but scientists … source
A couple of years ago, my family arrived on the island of Maui in Hawaii for a vacation, providing me with the opportunity to visit the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on Mount Haleakalā (a name which fittingly means in Hawaiian, “house of the sun”). This unusual telescope—which produced its first images of the […]
Coronavirus Ecuador MUERTOS EN LAS CALLES Autoridades no recogen los cuerpos / Denuncias subregistro. source
While the focus of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on respiratory problems and securing enough ventilators, doctors on the front lines are grappling with a new medical mystery. In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems—and dying of cardiac arrest. As more data comes in from China and Italy, as […]
Coronavirus Guayaquil MUERTOS QUEDAN EN LAS CALLES de la ciudad portuaria de Ecuador por covid-19. source