Dec 02 The essential COVID-19 vaccine FAQ By Laura Santhanam The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the need for face masks, hand-washing and social distancing remain. But the largest vaccination campaign in United States history has also begun protecting its first recipients. Continue reading
Dec 02 China's space ambitions include a robot on Mars and a human on the moon By Joe McDonald, Victoria Milko, Associated Press China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on… Continue reading
Dec 02 Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites, report says By Associated Press Sixteen World Heritage sites have deteriorated since the last World Heritage Outlook was released three years ago, while only eight improved, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Continue reading
Dec 01 China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth By Joe McDonald, Associated Press A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced. Continue reading
Dec 01 This year's record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season is raising more concerns about climate change By James H. Ruppert Jr., Allison Wing, The Conversation There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme. Continue reading
Nov 29 UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain says it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as the country aims to launch an inoculation program within days. Continue reading
Nov 28 Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions… Continue reading
Nov 27 Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump administration moves forward with gutting bird protections By Associated Press The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation's birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists. Continue reading
Nov 26 Europe signs $102M deal to bring space trash home By Associated Press The European Space Agency says it is signing a $102 million contract with a Swiss start-up company to bring a large piece of orbital trash back to Earth. Continue reading