CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Spacewalking astronauts encountered cable trouble Wednesday while attempting to make improvements to the International Space Station’s European lab. Only one of the two lab upgrades was completely successful. NASA’s Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover installed a new antenna on Columbus, one of three high-tech labs at the orbiting outpost. It took a few…
Senator’s Bill Seeks to Stop Biden Restricting Drilling on Federal Lands Without Approval From Congress
In opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order to block new leasing of oil and gas drilling on federal lands, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is introducing a bill that would limit the White House from such actions without congressional approval. Biden signed a broad executive action on Wednesday, the goal of which is to achieve “a carbon pollution-free power…
Astronomers Discover That Stars and Planets May Form and Evolve as Siblings
A radio telescope has found evidence that planets might form at the same time as their stars, instead of much later as was previously thought. The telescope detected dark rings in the disk around a nascent star system. The rings could be the first evidence that a star and its planets are forming and evolving…
Scientists in Greece Find 20 Million Year-Old Petrified Tree
LESBOS, Greece—Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilized tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years. The tree was found during roadwork near an ancient forest petrified millions of years ago on the eastern Mediterranean island and transported from the site using a…
Regeneron: Antibody Cocktail 100 Percent Effective Against Symptomatic COVID-19 Infections
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced that a phase 3 trial still in progress of an antibody cocktail has shown a 100 percent prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 infections. Interim results also show approximately 50 percent lower overall rates of infection across all patients. For infections that did take place, peak virus levels were decreased and they…
WHO Changes CCP Virus Test Criteria in Attempt to Reduce False Positives
January 23, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned experts not to rely solely on the results of a PCR test to detect the CCP virus. In updated guidance published on Jan. 20, the WHO said that lab experts and health care practitioners should also consider the patient’s history and epidemiological risk factors alongside the PCR test…
Nature Has Healing Properties for Australia’s Bushfire Stricken Forests
Australian eucalypt forests are resilient to bushfires, with 70 percent of plants found to be able to make it through the infernos due to defence mechanisms developed over millions of years, a new study has found. Ecologist Patrick Norman and four other scientists based at Griffith University and Australian National University conducted a scientific research…
African Scientists Discover 2 Dwarf Giraffes So Small, They’re Only a Bit Taller Than a Human
Conservation scientists with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) have discovered two giraffes with a rare form of dwarfism that renders the animals half their normal size and height. In fact, these giraffes are so small, they’re only a foot or two taller than a large human. The GCF announced in a press release this month…
Woman Discovers Her Garden ‘Stepping Stone’ Is Actually an Ancient Roman Slab Worth $20,000
Imagine finding out that an ordinary-looking rock you’ve been using as a stepping stone is actually an ancient relic worth more than $20,000. A southern-English woman discovered a marble slab in her garden years ago. At the time, she thought it was just an ordinary garden rock. So, for more than 10 years, she used…
New EPA Rule Simply Follows the Scientific Method
January 19, 2021
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Commentary Scientific research is composed of several fundamental elements. Without these core steps, the results of any experiment should be considered questionable, if not outright invalid. These elements include making observations, forming a hypothesis, designing and conducting experiments, documenting the results, and sharing all the data so that the work can be peer-reviewed and replicated….
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