Geological Survey and local reports . An unidentified Oaxaca state official told Reuters that rescue workers were trying to reach a settlement neat the epicentre, where people were trapped in damaged homes. Six hours after the quake, more than 400 aftershocks had been recorded across the region, the strongest at 4.6 magnitude. Lopez Obrador said communications with Oaxaca hadn't been reesta... [Full Article...]
At the peak of the epidemic in Europe, researchers analysed the genes of more than 4000 people to look for variations that were common in those who became infected with the coronavirus and developed severe COVID-19. The researchers, led by Dr Andre Franke from Christian-Albrecht-University in Kiel, Germany, and Dr Tom Karlsen, from Oslo University Hospital in Norway also found a relationship bet... [Full Article...]
The storm was centered Tuesday afternoon almost 400 miles south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia , and moving to the east-northeast at 13 mph. Dolly won't hang around long: Weakening is expected in the next day or two as it tracks into colder waters. [Full Article...]
Those interested can go sign up by entering their zip codes and email addresses and await further notifications from the company. As noted by the company, registered users will be notified as soon as beta testing is available in their region. [Full Article...]
The service won't just be for rich space tourists, but could be used by "researchers or even government researchers", the company said. Financial terms of the "Space Act Agreement" with NASA were not disclosed, but Virgin Galactic said it would eventually take passengers to the space station, where it occupies space in "low Earth orbit". [Full Article...]
Co-author David Rubilar-Rogers of Chile's National Museum of Natural History was one of the scientists who discovered the fossil in 2011. "I showed it to her and, after a few minutes, Julia told me it could be a deflated egg!" Credit: Legendre et al . [Full Article...]
But near the end of their lives they can turn into insane whirligigs, puffing off shells and jets of hot gas . Hubble has been used by astronomers to analyze such wild fireworks occurring in the two planetary nebulae. The material discharged by the star taking its last breaths can then be absorbed by an accretion disk around its companion star and released into space in each polar dir... [Full Article...]
And some studies and reports have suggested that the virus might have been present in China before December. A nationwide lockdown was imposed in early March in a desperate effort to contain the contagion. The virus was found in samples of sewage water in Milan and Turin, the institute said in a new report. However she said the research did not "automatically imply that the main transmission c... [Full Article...]