The World Health Organization (WHO) on Oct. 13 honored Henrietta Lacks whose cells, which were taken without her knowledge or consent, led to crucial medical research worldwide. “In honoring Henrietta Lacks, WHO acknowledges the importance of reckoning with past scientific …
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Oct. 13 a new group that may be the “last chance” to identify the origins of COVID-19. During a press briefing, WHO announced nominations to the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins on …
Australian researchers from the Flinders University in Adelaide have confirmed on Monday the discovery of the fossil of a previously unknown species of eagle that preys on koalas in South Australia. The research, published in the journal Historical Biology, shed …
A recent study published on Wednesday has revealed that a series of camel sculptures in Saudi Arabia is likely to be the oldest surviving large-scale animal reliefs in the world. Researchers discovered the site in 2018 where 21 reliefs and …
Astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU), together with NASA and an international team of researchers, have captured for the first time the first moments of a supernova. The supernova was captured back in 2017 by NASA’s Kepler space telescope …
United States President Joe Biden on May 26 ordered the U.S. intelligence community “to redouble their efforts” in investigating the origins of COVID-19 and to report back in 90 days. In a statement, Biden asked federal agencies “to collect and …
An area of forests the size of France has regrown naturally across the world since 2000, according to a two-year study published on May 11. Nearly 59 million hectares of forests have grown back worldwide in the last 20 years …
The Perseverance rover on Mars has just completed a test where carbon dioxide is converted into oxygen, making it the first time oxygen has been extracted from the red planet. The test took place using the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource …
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies announced a partnership with AEON Fantasy to begin research into video game learning. AEON is currently promoting an “edutainment” experience, which it hopes to improve with the help of researchers …
Researchers have developed the “whitest paint yet” in an effort to tackle global warming by reducing the need for air conditioning. According to a team of Purdue University engineers, the “ultra-white paint” can reflect 98% of sunlight, an increase from …