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Wuhan coronavirus: Death toll rises to 56

China's National Health Commission said Saturday there are 1,287 confirmed cases, including 444 new ones, and that 41 people have died because of the virus. "Du...

Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID-19 patients, Researchers Say

Now, in a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have discovered that this gene cluster is remarkably similar to DNA ...

Podcast: What's the story with Starlink?

The seemingly jinxed 13th batch of Starlink satellites was originally set to be launched in mid-September but was delayed over bad weather conditions, ones like...

Two-fifths of plants at risk of extinction, says report

Kew's work is an in-depth look into how plants and fungi are doing all over the world and is the result of a huge worldwide collaboration bringing together 210 ...

Get set for harvest moon: NASA’s top tips for skywatchers

In October, the 10th Full Moon of the year is traditionally known as the Hunter's Moon , Dying Grass Moon, Travel Moon and sometimes as the Harvest Moon . "To...

Scientists precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe

According to the study, matter makes up about 31.5 percent of the total contents of the universe. Of the matter and dark-matter mix, the vast majority (80 per...

Swiss space telescope delivers first results on 'extreme' exoplanet

The results have just been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Cheops observes nearby stars to search for exoplanets around them...

Ford Recalls More Than 700K Vehicles, Says Backup Cameras Could Go Dark

The affected vehicles were assembled at several different facilities in Dearborn, Chicago, Kansas City and Louisville between October 26, 2019 and June 22. Howe...

Plastic-eating super enzymes can be a major cause of beatings

After all, we are talking about helping out the whole planet and preserving life as we know it. McGeehan suggested that researchers collaborate with the private...

Telescope glimpses ‘most extreme planet ever seen’ where surface is 3,200C

This celestial body is the first finding of the mission, which launched in December 2019. Is it the most extreme planet in the cosmos? To this, Cheops added a...

Northern Lights could be visible over MI tonight

The lights are caused by geomagnetic solar storms, which have been observed since Friday, Sept, 25. The result has allowed the Aurora Borealis (known commonly...

JILL ELLSWORTH: Learn more about the mysteries of the Harvest Moon

Will you be doing anything to welcome the Harvest Moon this year? Once in a blue moon is here, nearly anyway. The second full moon of October, the Blue Mo...

NewsAlert: Montreal, Quebec City moved to highest COVID-19 alert level

Plante said she feels bad for the city's restaurant owners and those working in the culture field, but promised to lobby different levels of governments "to mak...

Life on Mars? Research hints at salty ponds under red planet's surface

The team published its study in Nature Astronomy on Monday. - The discovery of a whole system of lakes, on the other hand, suggests that the process of their...

Biden paid almost $300,000 in federal income taxes in 2019

For years Mr Trump has been criticised by Democrats for not making his tax returns public as his predecessors did. The Times reports that Trump did not pay inco...

NASA schedules the first Crew Dragon operational flight for Halloween

NASA says the UWMS will help the agency reach its goal to recover 98 percent of the water from urine during its deep space missions (yep, astronauts convert the...

ESA's Mars Categorical Finds Liquid Water Buried Beneath Mars Ice

The complex system has been detected around a bigger lake area that was found in 2018 . For their study , the researchers used 134 observations from 2012 to 2...

The northern lights may be visible in Wisconsin Monday night

That means some lucky Americans might be able to spot the elusive northern lights from their very own backyards - if the conditions are right. Matt Robinson, ...

Russia COVID-19 cases up 7,212 to 1,136,048_china

At the beginning of the virus lockdown, Sobyanin brought in harsh measures including cancelling seniors' free travel passes. The mayor's decree presents this ...

SpaceX rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center scrubbed due to unstable weather

The mega constellation will provide internet access to every corner of the globe, including those parts where terrestrial broadband access is non-existent. The ...

How Manitobans can catch the Perseid Meteor Shower

The world-famous meteor shower arrives this time every year, peaking in mid-August. The meteor shower is said to be the leftover debris of the Comet Swift-Tut...

NASA Astronaut Will Vote From Space

Texas law allows them to vote from space using a secure electronic ballot. NASA astronaut Kate Robins is planning to vote from space during the upcoming gener...

Ever Imaged Supermassive Black Hole Is Wobbling | IE

The picture was not actually of the black hole dubbed M87* but its shadow. The new observations, taken by a set of prototype telescopes from 2009-2013, have a...

Whale rescuers face grim task in Australia mass stranding

After days wading through chilly waters, surrounded by the pained cries of hundreds of stranded whales on Australia's south coast, rescuers faced the grim tas...

Industry Worries as Amy Coney Barrett Nominated for Supreme Court

In a flag-bedecked Rose Garden created to mimic Ginsburg's own nomination ceremony in 1993, Trump recounted Barrett's educational and professional background,...

Cuvier's beaked whale breaks record with 3 hour 42 minute dive

Knowing that approximately 95% of the dives performed by other mammals are complete before their oxygen supplies dwindle, the team rechecked their plot and real...

Study reveals: Radiation levels on Moon 2.6 times greater than ISS

In a new study published in Science Advances , Chinese and German scientists have reported the data the probe has collected. The "Lunar Lander Neutron and ...

ISS forced to move to avoid space debris (research)

The three crew members - two Russians and an American - relocated to their Soyuz spacecraft as the manoeuvre began, so they could evacuate if necessary, NASA s...

Twitter to prompt users to read articles before retweeting

Three months later, the company has announced the results of the experiment and it has turned out to be successful. Sure it is, but if you haven't actually ...

Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth today, ducking below satellites

Paul Chodas , the director of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies , told CNN . CNEOS scientists determined that it will make its closest approach at...