SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style

SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch breaking new ground for style

It will also mark the first attempt by a private company to send astronauts into orbit. Only governments — Russia, the U.S., and China — have done that.

It will also mark the first attempt by a private company to send astronauts into orbit. Only governments — Russia, the U.S., and China — have done that.

Sun heading toward less active phase, but won’t cause 'mini ice age,' NASA says

Sun heading toward less active phase, but won’t cause 'mini ice age,' NASA says

Astronomers say the sun goes through a period about every 11 years in which sunspots fade away, bringing a period of relative calm, known as a solar minimum.

Astronomers say the sun goes through a period about every 11 years in which sunspots fade away, bringing a period of relative calm, known as a solar minimum.

'Ultra rare' metallic blue bee spotted in Florida

'Ultra rare' metallic blue bee spotted in Florida

Researchers in Florida have rediscovered an “ultra-rare” metallic blue bee that hadn’t been spotted in years – so long that experts weren’t sure it still existed.

Researchers in Florida have rediscovered an “ultra-rare” metallic blue bee that hadn’t been spotted in years – so long that experts weren’t sure it still existed.

Researchers developing face mask that glows if coronavirus is detected, report says

Researchers developing face mask that glows if coronavirus is detected, report says

The team at MIT and Harvard is reportedly designing a face mask that would produce a fluorescent signal when a person with COVID-19 breathes, coughs or sneezes.

The team at MIT and Harvard is reportedly designing a face mask that would produce a fluorescent signal when a person with COVID-19 breathes, coughs or sneezes.

Llama antibodies studied as potential treatment for COVID-19

Llama antibodies studied as potential treatment for COVID-19

A new study explores how antibodies from llamas immunized with “prefusion-stabilized betacoronavirus spike proteins” may prove beneficial as therapeutic treatment for COVID-19 patients.

A new study explores how antibodies from llamas immunized with “prefusion-stabilized betacoronavirus spike proteins” may prove beneficial as therapeutic treatment for COVID-19 patients.

Woman killed by alligator in South Carolina was doing homeowner's nails

Woman killed by alligator in South Carolina was doing homeowner's nails

The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to touch the animal when it grabbed her, authorities said.

The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to touch the animal when it grabbed her, authorities said.

Scientists say COVID-19 mutation more contagious than original strain is increasing at ‘alarming rate’

Scientists say COVID-19 mutation more contagious than original strain is increasing at ‘alarming rate’

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have identified 14 new mutations of the novel coronavirus that first originated in Wuhan, China in hopes of creating an early warning system to reveal new strains that may render future vaccines ineffective.

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have identified 14 new mutations of the novel coronavirus that first originated in Wuhan, China in hopes of creating an early warning system to reveal new strains that may render future vaccines ineffective.