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NASA's Curiosity Rover captures images of Earth and Venus from Mars' perspective

Curiosity Rover landed on Mars in the year 2012 and has been exploring the planet's climatic and geological conditions since.

Jun 17, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

NASA

COVID-19: CDC recommends people carry these essential items when travelling

With summer in full swing and more establishments reopening, public health officials are already anticipating an upsurge of people travelling.

Jun 17, 2020

By John Diente

Health workers assist a COVID-19 patient

COVID-19: Oxford University researchers announce major life-saving drug breakthrough

Studies claim that it would be beneficial to address a deadly complication form COVID-19 called a cytokine storm.

Jun 17, 2020

By John Diente

COVID-19 study confirms hydroxycholorquine is not effective

COVID-19: FDA cancels emergency approval of controversial antimalarial drugs

Aside from the lack of notable improvements in patient recovery, there is growing evidence that shows the possibility of serious side effects.

Jun 16, 2020

By John Diente

Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home

Around 50 years ago, there were only two males and 12 females of Diego's species alive on Espanola.

Jun 16, 2020

By AFP News

Disease puts 1 in 5 globally at severe COVID-19 risk: study

Clark said the findings could help governments make decisions on who receives a COVID-19 vaccine first when one becomes available.

Jun 16, 2020

By Patrick Galey

Coronavirus infections reportedly on the rise again as countries open their borders

Even hard-hit nations in Latin America are surprisingly reopening their economy despite the ongoing health crisis.

Jun 16, 2020

By John Diente

NASA's Mars rover mission Perseverance in search of alien life delayed due to technical glitch

Perseverance is set to reach Mars in February 2021.

Jun 15, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

NASA

COVID-19 infections can possibly lead to diabetes even in previously healthy patients: Experts

This was reportedly detailed in an open letter submitted by 17 leading medical experts wherein patients were diagnosed with the blood sugar condition.

Jun 15, 2020

By John Diente

COVID-19: Inaccurate screening test kits could lead to another outbreak, says health experts

Faulty tests can often lead to false negatives especially from those with a low viral load at the onset of infection.

Jun 15, 2020

By John Diente

Second wave fears rise as China reports more new infections

The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China.

Jun 15, 2020

By Helen Roxburgh

Astronauts create and observe fifth state of matter in dishwasher-sized lab in space

Astronauts aboard ISS create exotic matter with Bose-Einstein Condensate.

Jun 12, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

LatAm virus cases top 1.5mn as markets fear second wave

The crisis could provoke the region's "worst recession in history."

Jun 12, 2020

By AFP bureaus

Brazil

Google search data suggests second wave of US COVID-19 infections might be imminent

While some countries have successfully addressed the health crisis, others appear ill-equipped to prevent its spread.

Jun 12, 2020

By John Diente

Google

COVID-19 scams could be targeting stimulus payments, according to IRS

The IRS would like to remind everyone that it will never communicate via social media, text message, phone calls, and email to discuss stimulus payments.

Jun 12, 2020

By John Diente

Genetically engineered lab mice to boost COVID-19 vaccine and research: Experts

A team of experts from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri have created a mouse model of COVID-19.

Jun 12, 2020

By John Diente

Mars' moon Phobos captured by NASA's Odyssey Orbiter

The images of Martian moon were taken to develop better insight into the origin and composition of Mars' satellites.

Jun 11, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

NASA

Truth about Cleopatra's death: Resting place may have been found at mysterious site

The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt died in 30 BC after ruling for nearly three decades.

Jun 11, 2020

By Jaskiran Kaur

Google Maps update now includes COVID-19 warnings to help public transportation

When a user searches for directions, under 'relevant alerts', information such as mandatory precautions and if there are any schedule changes will be included.

Jun 11, 2020

By John Diente

Google

COVID-19 researchers identify protein biomarkers that could potentially help patients

These findings were submitted by scientists from Francis Crick Institute in London and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Jun 11, 2020

By John Diente

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