Science

Science and health news. Science is the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world through systematic study and experimentation. It spans various fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences. Scientists observe phenomena, form hypotheses, conduct experiments, and analyze results to understand laws and principles governing the universe. Science has driven technological advancements and our understanding of everything from the tiniest particles to the vastness of space

Can I Get The Coronavirus Twice?

It seems possible, though how often it happens isn’t known. Researchers in Hong Kong  recently reported evidence of a person who got the coronavirus a second time, months after an …

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Reports: CDC Tells States to be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccines by Nov. 1

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent guidelines on August 27 to all 50 states, U.S. territories and several large cities, telling them to be prepared to distribute …

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Mexican Court to Hear Youths’ Climate Change Case Against Government

A Mexican court will later this week hear a case brought on by 15 young people demanding the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set out clear policies on …

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WHO Revises COVID-19 Guidelines After Study Shows Steroids Save Lives

The World Health Organization issued Teachers and auxiliary staff take COVID-19 tests in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 2, 2020.Dr. Todd Rice, an associate professor of medicine and critical care physician at …

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Researchers Discover First Intermediate-size Black Hole

Astronomers say they have discovered evidence of the first intermediate-size black hole, created by the merger of two smaller black holes.Up to this point, astronomers had observed black holes – …

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How Louisiana Medical Team Protected COVID-19 Patients as Hurricane Laura Roared In

Louisianians woke up Wednesday, Aug. 26 to news that Laura would be arriving as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm was expected to hit Lake Charles early Thursday morning.   Throughout the day, doctors, nurses, maintenance and cafeteria …

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COVID-19 Crisis Won’t Necessarily End With Vaccine, WHO Says

The World Health Organization’s Europe director says the COVID-19 crisis won’t necessarily end with a vaccine, but with societies learning how to live with it.In an interview with British broadcaster …

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How a Louisiana Medical Team Protected COVID-19 Patients as Hurricane Laura Ravaged Lake Charles

Louisianians woke up Wednesday, Aug. 26 to news that Laura would be arriving as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm was expected to hit Lake Charles early Thursday morning.   Throughout the day, doctors, nurses, maintenance and cafeteria …

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US Declines to Take Part in Global Effort to Develop Global COVID-19 Vaccine    

The United States says it will not participate in a global initiative to develop, manufacture and equally distribute a vaccine for COVID-19 because the World Health Organization is taking a …

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Under Police Gaze, Climate Protesters Return to Britain’s Streets

After a pandemic hiatus, more than a thousand mask-wearing Extinction Rebellion climate activists marched back onto London’s streets Tuesday, calling for swifter action to halt global warming as a huge …

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Strongest Typhoon of 2020 to Hit South Korea, with Another Close Behind

The strongest typhoon of the year is on its way to the Korean Peninsula Wednesday after lashing Japan with strong winds and rain.Typhoon Maysak peaked early Tuesday with winds of 233 …

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Several COVID-19 Vaccines Enter Final Testing Stage

Several experimental COVID-19 vaccines have reached the final testing stage, officials involved in their development have said.The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, said Monday the final testing stage in the U.S. …

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Botswana Hopes Mysterious Elephant Deaths Are Over; Zimbabwe Records Its First

Botswana says a string of mysterious elephant deaths has come to a halt since June, after at least 281 carcasses were found.Experts in the southern African country, with the world’s largest …

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Uganda Refugee Camp Locked Down After Coronavirus Surge

Uganda and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) have placed one of the largest refugee camps in Africa, Kyangwali, under lockdown after a jump in confirmed cases of the coronavirus. …

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Vietnam Wildlife Trafficking Arrests Rise, After COVID-19 Link to Animals

After scientists determined that the coronavirus likely spread from an animal to a human, there came a flurry of statements from nations around Asia promising to ban the trafficking of …

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Canada Signs 2 More Deals for Coronavirus Vaccines

Canada reached an agreement in principle on Monday with both Novavax and Johnson & Johnson for millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Canada’s two agreements …

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Court Filing Shows 11-3 Big Ten Vote to Postpone Football Season

A court filing disclosed Monday shows Big Ten Conference presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season, bringing some clarity to a key question raised in a lawsuit brought by …

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US EPA Rolls Back Limits on Wastewater from Coal Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday rolled back Obama administration rules limiting levels of toxic materials in wastewater released from coal plants, its latest effort to slash environmental regulations for …

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Scientists See Downsides to Top COVID-19 Vaccines from Russia, China 

High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their …

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WMO: Laura by Far the Strongest Hurricane of 2020 Atlantic Season

The former hurricane known as Laura has so far been the most intense and dangerous storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, according to the U.N.’s weather agency, the World …

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New Evidence May Show Where Earth’s Water Came From

A study published this week offers evidence regarding how water originated on Earth, and the clues come from some of the oldest rocks in the solar system. Earth’s abundance of water …

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AP Finds Brazil’s Plan to Protect Amazon Has Opposite Effect

In May, facing urgent international demands for action after a string of massive wildfires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro put the army in charge of protecting the rainforest. …

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