VoxLiberal View Trump’s "Sharpiegate" grudge may have cost NOAA’s acting chief scientist his job verified_publisherVox - Umair IrfanRemember Sharpiegate? It turns out that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may still be reeling from that episode, when President Trump’s refusal to admit he was wrong ballooned...
National GeographicFossils 'Stan' the T. rex just sold for $31.8 million—and scientists are furious verified_publisherNational Geographic - Michael GreshkoThe fossil was priceless to paleontologists, but experts fear it may be lost to research now that it belongs to an unknown bidder. More than three decades ago in South Dakota, an amateur paleontologist...
ScienceAlertChiba Scientists in Japan Just Found a Detailed Record of Earth's Last Magnetic Switcharoo verified_publisherScienceAlert - EVAN GOUGH Every 200,000 to 300,000 years, Earth's magnetic poles reverse. What was once the north pole becomes the south, and vice versa. It's a time of …
Los Angeles TimesCoronavirus (COVID-19) Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Richard ReadSix months into a pandemic that has killed over half a million people, more than 200 scientists from around the world are challenging the official view of how the coronavirus spreads. The World Health...
University of Bristol Bristol scientists make 'game-changing' coronavirus breakthrough bristolpost.co.uk - Tristan Cork Scientists from Bristol have made what they have described as a ‘game-changing’ discovery in the fight against coronavirus. They said that in the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCoronavirus (COVID-19) Scientists say they found a ‘game changer’ in fight against COVID-19 deseret.com - Herb Scribner A new study from the University of Bristol suggests there’s a druggable pocket in the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein that could help stop the …
The Daily BeastScientific Research Top NOAA Scientist Fired After Asking Trump Appointees to Acknowledge Agency Scientific Integrity Policy The Daily Beast - Blake Montgomery Asked to pledge not to manipulate research to political ends, the agency’s newly appointed chief of staff asked, “Respectfully, by what authority are …
NBC NewsIran Nuclear Negotiations Iran's supreme leader vows retaliation for assassination of leading scientist NBC News - By Adela Suliman and Ali ArouziAyatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would continue the "scientific and technological" work of scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. TEHRAN, Iran — A day after the dramatic assassination of the country's leading scientist...
Well+GoodAlzheimer's DiseaseHow Gut Health is Clueing Scientists in on Why Women are at a Higher Risk of Alzheimer's Than Men—and What Can be Done About... Well+Good - Emily Laurence Alzheimer’s disease—a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age—is what experts call a complex medical condition. It isn’t …
NewsweekHydroxychloroquine Top scientist left stunned by "very odd" hydroxychloroquine senate hearing Newsweek - Aristos Georgiou A top physician has been left "stunned" after attending a Senate hearing during which experts discussed the use of the controversial anti-malarial …
Asteroids Tunguska Explosion Caused by Asteroid Grazing the Earth, Say Scientists discovermagazine.com - The Physics arXiv Blog A new theory explaining the mysterious 1908 explosion in Siberia suggests Earth escaped far greater catastrophe by a whisker. In the early morning of …
ABC NewsDuke University Scientists tested 14 types of masks: Here's what worked and what didn't ABC News - Angeline Jane Bernabe All masks aren't created equal, but most face covers will protect you. As over 20 million across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, …
ForbesTrump news update Trump’s New Executive Order May Make It Easier To Fire Scientists Like Fauci Forbes - Bruce Y. LeeOh F. What might this new Schedule F allow President Donald Trump to do now? That’s been effectively some of the reaction to an Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump on October 21. The Order...
FirstpostAging Scientists make breakthrough in anti-aging treatment and reverse signs of ageing in human cells- Technology News, Firstpost Firstpost While ageing is a natural process, we humans have always fought against it. And now a group of scientists from Israel have managed to actually reverse …
MicExtinction Scientists think they've solved the mystery behind Earth's second major extinction event verified_publisherMic - Tebany Yune When it comes to extinction events, the Earth is an old pro. As a matter of fact, we're going through our sixth mass extinction right now. But the …
CNBCBlood Vessels Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue verified_publisherCNBC A doctor checking comatose Covid-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs -- thanks …
There's A 50-50 Chance We're Living In A Simulation According To ScientistsBy GIANT FREAKIN ROBOTIs the life we are living real or are we just living in a simulation? It’s not just a hypothetical but a question scientists are really asking. The evidence is beginning to mount and now researchers are putting the odds that we’re living in a simulation at 50%.
Associated PressMichael Caputo Apology, no firing: Official said US scientists hurt Trump Associated Press - By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and RICHARD LARDNERWASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump health appointee who is accused of trying to muzzle an important scientific publication in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic apologized Tuesday for a separate video in which...
CNNSalivary Glands Scientists discover possible new organ in the human throat verified_publisherCNN - By Katie Hunt(CNN) — It's hard to imagine there is a part of the human body that's gone unnoticed by doctors after centuries of medical research. But that's exactly what a group of scientists from the Netherlands They...
Popular MechanicsLeonardo Da Vinci 500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci's Human Heart Mystery verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Caroline DelbertThe inventor sketched intricate muscular structures half a millennium ago. Turns out he was on to something. After 500 years, researchers finally understand the anatomical function of a heart feature described...
VoxMedical Conditions What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection verified_publisherVox - Lois ParshleyIn mid-June, a sleepaway camp in Georgia opened for its first camp session of the summer, welcoming 363 campers and 234 staffers and trainees back for what was supposed to be a fun summer outdoors. The...
World News Covid 19 coronavirus: Mutant strain 'six times' more infectious, scientists say - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz The worst fears of epidemiologists have been realised: Covid-19 has mutated, and the strain now dominating the world is up to six times more …
Khaleej TimesAging Human ageing process reversed in unique study, Israeli scientists say Khaleej Times - Web report In a potentially sensational breakthrough, scientists in Israel have claimed that they have successfully reversed the human ageing process following …
The New York TimesAkiko Iwasaki Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst Covid-19 Cases verified_publisherThe New York Times - Katherine J. WuCorrection: August 5, 2020 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a scientific journal that published a recent study....