U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 outbreak on Feb. 26, 2020. Fighting a new infectious disease is no easy feat for any government. But certain actions, or lack…
Illustration of Streptococcus pneumoniae Scientists may have uncovered a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs: drugs that freeze bacterial evolution in its tracks. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are those microbes that somehow survive even under the onslaught from megadrugs meant…
The remains of the RMS Titanic are rapidly corroding at the bottom of the North Atlantic. But a proposal to cut the ship’s telegraph machine from the wreck has drawn fierce criticism. A wireless telegraph machine, sometimes called the “voice of the Titanic” for its role…
A team of scientists in China has linked quantum memories over more than 30 miles (50 kilometers) of fiber optic cable, beating the previous record by more than 40 times over. This feat is an important step toward a hack-proof…
CORONAVIRUS is a biological weapon created in Wuhan that entered the US after a rogue scientist defected from China, according to outrageous claims online. The deadly virus, known as COVID-19, has now infected 95,500 people worldwide, killing 3,286 in the…
Half a dozen Russian servicemen were left in ‘grave’ conditions after the drone crashed and a simulated bomb attached exploded during a training exercise in the Arctic Circle The horror crash happened during a training drill (Image: Zvezda TV) An…