Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses. Credit: U.S. Air Force On March 18, 2022, Russia launched a hypersonic missile against…
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Magnetic fusion reactors contain super hot plasma in a donut-shaped container called a tokamak. Nuclear fusion hit a milestone thanks to better reactor walls –…
While many immunocompromised and high-risk patients may benefit from AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, drug distribution and access have been uneven. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted…
Avian flu spreads quickly through domestic poultry flocks. Credit: Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has…
A do-it-yourself air purifier in use in a classroom. Credit: Douglas Hannah, CC BY-ND One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend…
How many X chromosomes you have can affect your health. Most mammals, including humans, have two sex chromosomes, X and Y. One sex chromosome is…
Much of the region around Chernobyl has been untouched by people since the nuclear disaster in 1986. The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant…
This intercontinental ballistic missile was launched as part of Russia’s test of its strategic forces in 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service The prospect…
The Kremlin in Moscow. Putin has kept most oligarchs at a distance – literally and figuratively. U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders are…
Ukraine and Russia are two countries that border each other in Eastern Europe. On February 24, 2022, Russia sent its army into Ukraine and began…
Most of what we know about how COVID can affect the brain has come from studies of severe infection. In people with severe COVID, inflammatory…
The sun is setting on 3G networks. Credit: Ted/Flickr, CC BY-NC On February 22, 2022, AT&T began turning off its 3G cellular network. T-Mobile is…
A giant asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. A space security expert explains NASA’s plans to prevent a potential…
White-tailed deer are one of the few wild species that scientists have found to be infected with the coronavirus – at least so far. Credit:…
On August 31, 2012, a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space. The…
Artist’s animation of a rocket booster crashing into the moon. The accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space. On March…
Research reveals links between the irritability, explosive rage, and unstable moods that have grown more common in recent years, and a lack of micronutrients that…
The Russian assault on Ukraine, which began in the early hours of February 24, 2022, was launched after weeks of Russian disinformation that included false…
Step away from the cotton swab! Imagine you’re watching TV. Suddenly, your ear feels a little itchy. You stick your pinky finger in there and…
Cow’s milk is an excellent source of calcium which, along with vitamin D, is needed to build strong, dense bones. Milk also contains protein, the…