Here’s a look at what DNA is made of, how it works, who discovered it and other interesting DNA facts. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce. These instructions are found inside every cell and areContinue Reading
Researchers trace that uptick in temps to a drop in planet-cooling aerosol pollution. Since COVID-19 burst on the scene last year, the virus that causes it has killed more than 2.7 million people worldwide. It has sickened at least 122 million more. And, weird but true, the economic lockdowns triggeredContinue Reading
Many COVID-19 “long haulers” experience at least four lingering neurological symptoms, such as brain fog, headache and the loss of sense of smell or taste, even if they were never hospitalized for their initial illness, according to a new study. For the study, published Tuesday (March 23) in the journalContinue Reading
The Data Safety and Monitoring Board expressed concerns over AstraZeneca data. An independent group of medical experts in the U.S. has raised concerns that AstraZeneca may have released “outdated” data on its COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca announced on Monday (March 22) that its coronavirus vaccine was 79% effective at preventing symptomaticContinue Reading
The chemicals were discovered in a study of pregnant women and their newborns. Researchers have detected more than 50 new environmental chemicals lurking in people’s bodies, the vast majority of which are little known or unknown compounds. These chemicals — which have never been observed in people before — wereContinue Reading
By the end of Friday (March 19), the U.S. will have administered 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine since President Joe Biden was inaugurated, a milestone that his administration initially pledged to reach by its hundredth day in office. “I’m proud to announce that tomorrow, 58 days into our administration,Continue Reading
The computing power needed can use a lot of energy and spew lots of carbon dioxide. Artificial intelligence — or AI — is the computer code that allows a machine to do something that normally requires a human brain. On TikTok, for instance, AI sorts the posts so that theContinue Reading
Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. That’s largely because many of its people and governments are too poor to do what’s needed to cope under the expected new conditions. Yet Africa has a long and successful history of learning to live with changing climates.Continue Reading
Rocks collected in Greenland may hold traces of an ancient magma ocean that bubbled over much of Earth’s surface soon after the planet’s birth, a new study finds. Scientists gathered the rocks from the Isua supracrustal belt, a region in southwest Greenland where the exposed rocks are between 3.7Continue Reading
It’s unknown how the whale actually died. A huge dead whale rotting away on an island Down Under is attracting locals and even thieves, but the rancid smell of its decomposing corpse is keeping many of them at bay. One man who went to see the whale said itsContinue Reading