China State Media Reports Lunar Probe Landed Back on Earth
Chinese state media says a lunar probe containing the first samples of moon rocks and soil since the moon missions of the 1970s has returned to Earth.Quoting China’s space agency,
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
Germany Enters Strict Monthlong Lockdown to Curb Escalating Coronavirus Cases
A new set of tight restrictions took effect Wednesday in Germany in an attempt to curb a rising number of coronavirus infections and deaths. The hard lockdown mandates the closing
Read MoreUS Nears Emergency Approval of Second COVID-19 Vaccine
The United States is on the cusp of getting a second COVID-19 vaccine. Regulators with the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that its preliminary analysis of a vaccine developed by
Read MoreWhile First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive, Much of the World Will Have to Wait
While the first shots against COVID-19 are rolling out in the United States, Britain and Canada, nearly a quarter of the world’s population likely will not have access to a
Read MoreFeeding America: More Americans Seeking Food Aid
The hunger relief organization Feeding America says more people are seeking help at food banks nationwide. More with VOA’s Mariama Diallo. …
Read MoreJapanese Scientists Confirm Returned Asteroid Probe Contains Soil Sample
Scientists at Japan’s space agency on Tuesday confirmed the capsule they recovered last week from their Hayabusa2 probe that had landed on an asteroid did indeed contain samples collected from
Read MoreBiden Inauguration Stresses Public Health Safety During Ceremonies
President-elect Joe Biden’s Presidential Inaugural Committee announced measures Tuesday to protect public health during an inauguration that will take place in the midst of a coronavirus crisis that has claimed
Read MoreFeds to Delay Seeking Legal Protection for Monarch Butterfly
Federal officials on Tuesday declared the monarch butterfly “a candidate” for threatened or endangered status, but said no action would be taken for several years because of the many other
Read MoreGerman Health Minister Promises Coronavirus Vaccine Within Days
Germany’s health minister said Tuesday he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the country by December 23 and for inoculations to begin before the end of
Read MoreFirst Vaccinations in US Offer New Hope
Doses of the first federally approved coronavirus vaccine were administered to front-line health care workers in the United States Monday. That signals what health officials call a significant turn in
Read MoreZimbabwe City Evicts Families Amid Pandemic
Zimbabwe authorities are being criticized for evicting hundreds of families of squatters amid the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling economy. Legal experts say the destruction of their homes in the capital
Read MoreUS Surpasses 300,000 COVID Deaths
The United States surpassed 300,000 recorded deaths from COVID-19 Monday — the same day the first American was vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the disease. The grim number comes about
Read MoreAs Britain Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccine, Pressure Grows on Europe To Approve Drug
Pressure is growing on the European Union to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after regulators in Britain, the United States and Canada gave the green light in recent days. Coronavirus
Read MorePhilippines Targets Deal for 25 MLN Doses of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine
The Philippines aims to finalize negotiations with Sinovac Biotech this week to acquire 25 million doses of the Chinese company’s COVID-19 vaccine for delivery by March, a coronavirus taskforce official
Read MoreUS Begins to Administer Coronavirus Vaccine
The United States has started to administer the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.New York State began inoculating heath care workers Monday, with critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay
Read MoreEndangered-Species Decision Expected on Beloved Butterfly
Trump administration officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now caught in a global extinction crisis, should receive federal designation
Read MoreNations Break Daily COVID-19 Records for Cases and Deaths
Daily records continue to tumble for COVID-19 cases and deaths in many parts of the world, forcing governments to impose restrictions or consider lockdowns to halt the spread of the
Read MoreNations Breaking Daily COVID-19 Records for Cases and Deaths
As more countries approve a coronavirus vaccine, the urgent need for inoculation continues to grow with COVID-19 cases and deaths spiking to record highs in several countries. The Korea Disease Control
Read MoreChinese Capsule with Moon Rocks Begins Return to Earth
A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday.The Chang’e 5 lunar probe, which had been
Read MoreUS Launching Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
Super-cooled shipments of a newly approved coronavirus vaccine are set to roll out of a Pfizer manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in tractor-trailers Sunday for rapid air freight distribution to
Read MorePakistan Decides Against New Coal-fired Power
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Saturday that his country would have no new coal-fired power generation as part of its contribution in global efforts against climate change.Khan gave details
Read MoreUS Approves Emergency Use of Vaccine
The U.S. has approved emergency use of the Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for Americans to start getting vaccinated within days. But public skepticism about the safety of the
Read MoreMexico Approves Coronavirus Vaccine
Mexico approved the emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine late Friday, bringing to six the number of countries that are inoculating or plan to inoculate with shots produced by U.S.
Read MoreTrump Hails Approved Coronavirus Vaccine as ‘Medical Miracle’
U.S. President Donald Trump late Friday hailed what he termed “a medical miracle” – the immediate but extremely limited availability of a coronavirus vaccine less than a year after the
Read MoreBrazil Nears 180,000 Deaths in Second Coronavirus Wave
Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in deaths from COVID-19 and third in the world in positive cases, is approaching 180,000 deaths as it suffers through its second wave
Read MoreUS Allows Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine in Bid to End Pandemic
The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000
Read MoreWhite House Threatens FDA Chief’s Job Over Vaccine Approval
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by the end
Read MoreWHO Seeks Global Access to Approved Coronavirus Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) says action and money are needed to ensure coronavirus vaccines are available around the world as Western nations approve them. During Friday’s COVID-19 briefing at
Read MoreUS On Verge of Launching COVID Vaccinations
The United States could be hours away from starting its COVID-19 vaccination program. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly could authorize on Friday or Saturday the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by U.S. drug maker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend approval of the vaccine late Thursday. With the U.S.
Read MoreScotland Reduces COVID-19 Isolation Time
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced Friday that beginning Monday, the self-isolation period after contact with confirmed COVID-19 carriers will be shortened from 14 to 10 days in the nation.
Read MoreAustralia Abandons COVID-19 Vaccine Trials After False Positive HIV Results
Clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Australia’s University of Queensland in partnership with biotech company CSL have been abandoned after participants returned false positive HIV test results.
Read More‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as Britain Begins Mass Coronavirus
British health officials are warning that people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not receive the new coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out in a mass vaccination program Tuesday, pending investigation
Read MoreWhen and Which COVID-19 Vaccines Are Likely to be Available in Asia
Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing novel coronavirus infection.While regulatory processes are underway,
Read MoreAmericans May Get First Vaccines This Weekend
A US government advisory panel on Thursday recommended emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which meant Americans could begin being vaccinated as soon as this weekend. Earlier this week,
Read MoreAccepting Nobel Peace Prize, UN World Food Program Warns Of ‘Hunger Pandemic’
The United Nations’ World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in a virtual ceremony Thursday. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the head of the organization warned that hundreds
Read MoreAt-Home Test Kits: New Tools to Close the COVID-19 Testing Gap
Getting a COVID test can mean long lines and delayed results. Matt Dibble looks into recent breakthroughs that may have more of us performing a test at home. Camera: Matt
Read More‘Vaccine Nationalism’ Leaves World’s Poorest Nations Unable to Secure COVID-19 Vaccine, UN Chief Says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says “vaccine nationalism” is on the rise as wealthier nations line up to buy millions of doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines at the expense of
Read MoreUS Nearing Approval of First COVID-19 Vaccine
After more than 15.3 million total infections, the United States is on the verge of obtaining a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine.A special panel of the Food and Drug Administration
Read MoreNASA Introduces New Crop of Lunar Astronauts
NASA on Wednesday formally introduced 18 astronauts who will take part in the U.S. space agency’s new manned lunar program.Nine men and nine women are the first group of astronauts
Read MoreSpaceX Starship Makes Highest Test Flight, Crashes on Landing
SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an
Read MoreWHO: People Living Longer, but With More Disabilities
New global health estimates find people are living six years longer now than 20 years ago, but many more people are living with disabilities that affect their quality of life. The
Read More‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as Britain Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccinations
British health officials are warning that people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not receive the new coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out in a mass vaccination program
Read MoreCruise Ship Returns to Singapore After Coronavirus Case Discovered
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to port in Singapore Wednesday, cutting short a four-day cruise after a passenger was diagnosed with the coronavirus. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said a
Read More‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as UK Begins Mass COVID Vaccinations
Scientists and doctors say the mass coronavirus vaccination campaign that started in Britain this week represents a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19, although big challenges remain in producing
Read MoreUnited Arab Emirates Says Chinese-made COVID-19 Vaccine is Nearly 90% Effective
One day after Britain became the first Western nation to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations, the United Arab Emirates says a Chinese-made vaccine has proven to be 86% effective in preventing
Read MoreFour Lions in Spanish Zoo Catch COVID-19
Four lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at Barcelona Zoo in Spain, veterinary authorities announced Tuesday.Veterinarians are unsure how the lions were infected, although two zookeepers have also tested positive.The
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