Jingmai O’Connor’s obsessive eye for detail and encyclopedic knowledge of morphology comes in handy when she’s placing these fossils on the ancient family tree of birds.
Yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the country’s health regulators (Russia’s equivalent of the FDA) had approved a COVID-19 vaccine for limited use. However, the vaccine itself has yet to complete clinical trials, having only made it through the second of three phases. But approving the vaccine without completing that last phase could prove harmful, both immediately and down the road.
TikTok is a fun, silly place. Don’t worry about using it any more than you would an app like Instagram.
The fireball’s vivid red color sets it apart from the aftereffects of an atom bomb, as does the lack of a white flash and thermal pulse.
In the wake of the devastation of nuclear warfare, a number of Japanese writers, artists, and filmmakers questioned mankind’s relationship with technology.
In October of 2019, three strong earthquakes hit the Philippine municipality of Tulunan, Cotabato. The first round of tremors kept me up at night. The second came two weeks later, and then the third just two days after. That’s when I lost count.
Over the last two decades, the People’s Liberation Army has dedicated massive resources toward developing missiles that have both nuclear and conventional capabilities.
It’s hard to imagine what our society will look like more than a year in the future, when right now each day seems to bring new, unpredictable challenges. Eventually, the COVID-19 pandemic will loosen its grip—but will it do so in time for the newly scheduled massive international event?
On March 9, China moved into the end run of a decades-long project to build its own global navigation satellite system.
A new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China has global health agencies on high alert—and is causing no small amount of anxiety around the world.
