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Apr 26, 2020

Physicists Are Crashing Matter into Antimatter to Hunt a New Boson

Posted by in category: particle physics

They haven’t found it after a year of experiments, but they say they’re getting closer.

Apr 26, 2020

Could This Be Russia’s New Stealth Helicopter?

Posted by in category: transportation

Russia may have a stealth helicopter in the works. If they do, it would be really fast. Here is what it would look like.

By Caleb Larson

Apr 26, 2020

Radioactive Decay Rates May Not Be Constant After All

Posted by in category: futurism

A number of technologies are predicated on the assumption that rates of radioactive decay are constant — but what if they aren’t?

Apr 26, 2020

Publix is buying excess milk and produce from farmers — and donating it to food banks

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, finance, food

👏🙌💪Farmers around the country have been forced to dump milk and waste fresh produce as schools, restaurants and other institutions remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In response, Supermarket chain Publix launched a new initiative Wednesday to help struggling farmers — and get the food to Americans who need it most.

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Farmers around the U.S. have been forced to dump milk and destroy produce as schools, restaurants and other institutions remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Apr 26, 2020

South Korea controlled its coronavirus outbreak in just 20 days. Here are the highlights from its 90-page playbook for flattening the curve

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

South Korea successfully got its coronavirus outbreak under control in three weeks without enforcing extreme lockdowns. Here’s how.

Apr 26, 2020

How Covid-19 Is Changing Big-Time Astronomy

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Astronomers try to salvage conference meetings and observational astronomy in the midst of this global pandemic.

Apr 26, 2020

How CEOs See Today’s Coronavirus World

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns are altering how businesses operate. Here is how some leaders of the world’s biggest companies described in recent days the changes they are seeing.

Apr 25, 2020

Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Gospel’ Is Mind-Expanding — Once You Get Past The First Few Episodes

Posted by in category: entertainment

An ambitious concept that requires a bit of patience.

Apr 25, 2020

Bill and Melinda Gates stored food in their basement because they knew a pandemic was eventually coming

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

“A number of years ago, we talked about, ‘What if there wasn’t clean water? What if there wasn’t enough food? Where might we go? What might we do as a family?’ So, I think we should leave those preparations to ourselves,” Melinda Gates told BBC Radio Live on Thursday.

“We had prepared, and had some food in the basement in case needed, and now we’re all in the same situation,” she said.

Melinda said they could not prepare with a particular drug or vaccine, of course, as “there are no tools” for Covid-19.

Apr 25, 2020

Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000, as world leaders commit to finding vaccine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

The global coronavirus death toll surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, according to John Hopkins University data.

The grim total was reached a day after presidents and prime ministers agreed to work together to develop new vaccines, tests and treatments at a virtual meeting with both the World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

“We will only halt COVID-19 through solidarity,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Countries, health partners, manufacturers, and the private sector must act together and ensure that the fruits of science and research can benefit everybody.”