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Top Vaccine Manufacturer Aims to Vaccinate More Children for COVID-19 – Closer to Herd Immunity?

According to Bloomberg, over 400 million vaccine shots for COVID-19 were given across the planet. Over 110 million jabs were administered in the US, meaning almost a third of the country’s population. The vast majority of the vaccines were given to…

March 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Encounters a Dust Devil on Mars

Back in February, each of these three countries landed a rover on Mars: the USA, the UAE, and China. Astronomers learn more about our neighbouring planet year by year, and there’s no telling when they will stop. Any data gathered…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Mind-Boggling New Scientific Theory: Mars Is Filled With Water

For many decades, astronomers and astrophysicists had been trying to find out if there is water on Mars. Our neighbouring planet has too many characteristics similar to Earth. Both planets are solid; they’re placed in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of the…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

This Zoo Vaccinates Apes for COVID-19

Many experts feared that not only humans could be affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They have one more reason to worry, as eight gorillas from a safari park tested positive for the coronavirus. The news comes from NPR.com, which also reveals…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The International Space Station Throws its Most Massive Object Ever to Remain in Orbit as Space Junk

Many scientists are worried about the huge amount of space debris that’s trapped in the Earth’s orbit. In some cases, waste material even has the potential of jeopardizing the possibility for astronomers to detect space objects through their powerful telescopes.…

March 17, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

A Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations by ‘Gliding’ Through Space

Many scientists believe that black holes are the most mysterious and intriguing phenomenons from the Universe. Although astrophysicists have learned a lot over the decades about these dark cosmic monsters, a new discovery proves to us once again that there’s…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Six Earthquakes Occurring Over a Span of Two Days Are Shaking an American City

Wichita is a city located in south-central Kansas that reported a population of a bit over 389,000 people in 2019. The east part of the city has been dealing with a phenomenon that you don’t see happening every day: on…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Sweden Joins the List of Countries That Suspend Specific COVID-19 Vaccine

Concerns about serious side effects that some people had to deal with led to important European countries pausing COVID-19 vaccinations with a specific drug. France, Italy, Spain, and Germany are among the latest countries that suspended the COVID-19 vaccination with…

March 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Russia’s New Underwater Space Telescope Has Great Plans for the Future

Although neutrinos are the smallest particles known, that doesn’t mean that scientists cannot detect them. Russian scientists have deployed a new fancy tool to uncover the secrets of the micro-universe: an underwater space telescope from Lake Baikal. France24.com brought the exciting…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

South-Central Kansas Goes Through Three Earthquakes in a Row

Things continue to be pretty tumultuous in the USA, and even literally sometimes. As the Geological Survey from the country reports, three earthquakes in a row jolted the south-central part of Kansas on Sunday morning. The strongest of the three…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Greenland Rocks Show Traces of Ancient Magma Ocean

If you needed more proof that our planet was once like a vision of Hell similar to Venus, you must know that a new study reveals evidence of an ancient magma ocean. Paradoxically or not, the evidence comes from southern…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Closer to Defeating Alzheimer’s Disease: New Drug Shows Good Early Results

What else could possibly be worse than losing your mind, including your memory and ability to understand your position in space and time? Alzheimer’s disease does just that, and it sometimes leads to the patient’s death. The horrible degenerative brain…

March 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Hubble Telescope is Back in Business After Software Issue

Although it has a history of over 30 years and it’s approaching its replacement by the James Webb Space Telescope, the good ol’ Hubble operated by NASA and ESA still proves that it has what it takes to be very…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Russia and China Join Forces for a Future Moon Mission

The Moon continues to be one of the main attraction points for astronomers, and not only because of NASA’s Artemis mission that implies returning astronauts to our natural satellite. A lunar research station known as the International Scientific Lunar Station…

March 13, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Zookeeper Suffers Cheetah Attack

The cheetah holds the title of the fastest animal in the world, reaching speeds of 112 kilometers per hour. These big cats can accelerate to 109 kilometers per hour in just three seconds. Therefore, staying as away as possible from…

March 12, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0