Countries should levy an “orbit congestion charge” on satellite operators to tackle the growing concentration of space junk cluttering the skies, researchers said on Monday, but with some doubting the …
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UN Trial for Virus Therapies Pauses Testing on Trump’s Drug
The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental …
your ads here!AP Fact Check: Faulty Trump Claims on Virus Drug, Vote Fraud
When President Donald Trump doesn’t like the message, he shoots the messenger. So it was this past week when he took very personally a scientific study that should give pause …
your ads here!Rare Snow Leopards Spotted Near Kazakh City Amid COVID Lockdown
Several snow leopards, including a mother and her cub, have been spotted near the Kazakh city of Almaty wandering through a usually popular hiking destination that is now mostly off …
your ads here!Anxiety Overload During Pandemic Creates Online Demand for Therapy
The global pandemic is causing major anxiety for many. Some are finding treatment via online therapy. Deana Mitchell reports. Camera, produced by: Deana Mitchell …
your ads here!US Military Launches Mostly-Classified Mission in Public View
The newest branch of the U.S. military began a mostly-classified mission in public view while Japan launched a rocket to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, astronauts scheduled to make history …
your ads here!WHO, Other Groups Say COVID-19 Restrictions Put Vaccine Programs at Risk
Nearly 80 million children under age 1 are at higher risk of preventable diseases such as measles, cholera and polio because of the disruption of routine vaccination programs, according to …
your ads here!Will Virus Keep Florida Spectators from Astronauts’ Launch?
In ordinary times, the beaches and roads along Florida’s Space Coast would be packed with hundreds of thousands of spectators, eager to witness the first astronaut launch from Florida in …
your ads here!Drug Touted by Trump as COVID-19 Treatment Tied to Increased Death Risk, Study Finds
Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which U.S. President Donald Trump says he has been taking, is tied to increased risk of death in COVID-19 patients, according to a study published in medical …
your ads here!Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy Space Center Ahead of May 27 Launch
NASA and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have welcomed the two astronauts who, next Wednesday, are scheduled to head to space, becoming the first humans to do so from U.S. soil in nine years. NASA test pilots Doug Hurley …
your ads here!University of Oxford Study Set to Test Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment
Healthcare workers at British hospitals will be the first participants in a global study testing the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to see if they can be used to treat …
your ads here!Delayed US COVID Reaction Cost Lives, New Study Finds
A new Columbia University study released this week suggests the U.S. delay in reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic cost the nation tens of thousands of lives.The study, conducted by three …
your ads here!Russia Poses ‘Serious’ and ‘Growing’ Threats to US in Space
Russia continues to pose “serious” and “growing” threats to U.S. interests in space, according to the top military officer for space defense. “They’re real, they’re serious and they’re concerning,” Gen. John Raymond, chief of the newly …
your ads here!Astronomers Find ‘Twist’ Evidence of Baby Planet
Evidence of the formation of a new planet has been collected by scientists working at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. The discovery is …
your ads here!NASA Names Next Generation Space Telescope for ‘Mother’ of Hubble
NASA announced Wednesday it will name its next-generation space telescope in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, the space agency’s first chief astronomer. In a release posted on its website, the space agency calls Roman the “mother” of NASA’s …
your ads here!Nigerian Mental Health Specialists Offer Free Therapy Amid Coronavirus Triggered Increase in Cases
Thousands of Nigerians are receiving free mental health care through a program to help people cope with stress and isolation from COVID-19. The program, Mentally Aware Nigeria, or MANI, was …
your ads here!Congress Pushes for Return of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
In early May, U.S. President Donald Trump was asked during a Fox News virtual town hall when the country would no longer be dependent on foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers for 94% of antibiotics used in …
your ads here!Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talc Baby Power in US, Canada
Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday it will stop selling one of its flagship products — talc-based baby powder — in the United States and Canada.The pharmaceutical company said its decision …
your ads here!US Space Council Meets Ahead of Private, US Manned Launch
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence held a meeting of the National Space Council on Tuesday, just over a week before the program is set to launch astronauts into space from …
your ads here!Study: COVID-19 Shutdowns Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 17%
A scientific study published Tuesday shows COVID-19-related restrictions imposed by governments around the world since March drove a decline of daily global greenhouse emissions by as much as 17% by early …
your ads here!Trump’s Use of Malaria Drug Likely To Be Welcomed in India
President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India. Trump’s previous endorsement of …
your ads here!COVID-19 Will Be ‘Constant Threat’ Until Vaccine Found, WHO Envoy Says
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) special envoy on COVID-19 said Tuesday that the coronavirus will ”be a constant threat” until a vaccine or reliable treatment is found. In an interview with British …
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