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Gottlieb: Infection With COVID Variants Gives 'Robust' Protection Initially
Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that infection with COVID-19 variants provide "robust" protection against infection, for awhile at least.
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Israel Conducts 'Breakthrough' Anti-Ballistic Missile Test
Israel successfully tested "breakthrough" capabilities of its Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system Tuesday, the country's Defense Ministry reported.
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Fauci Tells Economic Forum Omicron Variant May Not Signal Pandemic's End
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's point man on the COVID-19 pandemic, said Monday the omicron variant of COVID-19 might not be the end of the two-year pandemic, CNBC reported.
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WHO Recommends Two COVID-19 Treatment Drugs
The World Health Organization on Friday recommended two drugs to treat COVID-19.
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US Bald Eagle Comeback Diminished by Lead Poisoning From Bullets
Bald eagles have lifted themselves from the brink of extinction in the United States but deaths caused by lead poisoning from ingesting hunters' bullets left in wildlife remains are holding back their population recovery, scientists say.Population increases of the majestic...
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Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in...
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Scientist Who Discovered Deltacron Refutes Claims of Lab 'Contamination'
The COVID-19 infection is mutating so fast, new variants like delta and omicron are combining into a deltacron variant before scientists can even agree on its existence.
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$10B James Webb Telescope Successfully 'Unfolds,' Ready to Focus on Universe Origins
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Telescope successfully deployed its respective components, including a 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror, and is now ready to give astronomers the best view of the universe ever experienced by humans, the agency announced Saturday.
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New 'UFO' Unit at Pentagon Draws Criticism from Ex-Officials
Two former Department of Defense officials told The Hill recently that they have concerns about the office assigned by the Pentagon to study "UFO" encounters with the military.
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Dr. Robert Malone to Newsmax: Censorship 'Destroying' Medicine, Vaccine Enterprise
An architect of the mRNA vaccine technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Dr. Robert Malone, who has been banned on Twitter and censored by Big Tech, issued a number of warnings on the COVID-19 vaccines Thursday on Newsmax.
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Study: Babies Born in Early Days of Pandemic Score Lower on Development Skills at 6 Months
Babies born during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak scored slightly lower on a screening of their developmental skills at 6 months of age than those born before the pandemic, according to a new study.
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French Scientists Discover New 'IHU' COVID-19 Variant
French scientists have discovered a new COVID-19 variant, the Daily Mail reported Monday.
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Biden Extends US Support for International Space Station Through 2030
President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday.Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to...
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US Airline Group Seeks 5G Wireless Deployment Delay Near Airports
A U.S. trade group representing major passenger and cargo airlines asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday to halt deployment of new 5G wireless service at some airport locations.AT&T and Verizon Communications are set on Jan. 5 to deploy C-Band...
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Alexa Voice Assistant 'Challenged' Child to Touch Penny to Exposed Plug
An Amazon Alexa voice assistant reportedly ''challenged'' a 10-year-old girl to ''touch a penny to the exposed prongs'' of a half-plugged phone charger, prompting the company to update Alexa to prevent a similar incident, BBC News reports.
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NASA Taps Theologians to Assess How Humans Will React if Life Found on Other Planets
NASA is reportedly hiring two dozen theologians to take part in a program at Princeton University to assess how humans will react if alien life is found on other planets, and how that would impact ideas about creation and God.
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CDC Updates Healthcare Worker Quarantine Guidance Amid Omicron Surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance for Healthcare workers about how to handle quarantining and isolation as the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant surges throughout the country.
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US Army Creates Single Vaccine Effective Against All COVID-19 Variants
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research are expected to announce they have developed a vaccine that is effective against COVID-19 and all its variants, according to Defense One.
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Musk Plans to Convert Greenhouse Gas Into Rocket Fuel
Space X CEO Elon Musk says his company plans to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into rocket fuel.
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Hospitals Struggle as COVID Beds Fill: Hits 'Keep Coming'
Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of patients from the ongoing surge of the COVID-19 delta variant and now bracing for the fallout of another highly transmissible mutation.
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CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer, Moderna Over J&J Jab
Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday.
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CDC Advisers to Weigh J&J Vaccine Limits Due to Blood Clots
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel will meet Thursday to consider possible limits on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of continued blood clot issues, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
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US Builds New Software Tool to Predict Actions That Could Draw China's Ire
U.S. military commanders in the Pacific have built a software tool to predict how the Chinese government will react to U.S. actions in the region like military sales, U.S.-backed military activity and even congressional visits to hotspots like Taiwan.Deputy Secretary of...
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NASA Craft 'Touches' Sun for 1st Time, Dives Into Atmosphere
A NASA spacecraft has officially "touched" the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.
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Comet Leonard Makes Its Closest Approach to Earth
Comet Leonard, whose orbit takes some 80,000 years to travel around the sun and was discovered earlier this year, made its closest approach to Earth on Sunday, Space.com reported.