Chilean researchers have rediscovered a species of frog last seen more than 80 years ago, prompting new calls for the conservation of its habitat in the far-flung Chilean desert. Scientists relocated the diminutive Hall’s water frog, named for the American researcher and collector Frank Gregory Hall who discovered the species...
Johnson & Johnson is starting a huge study to test if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect people against the coronavirus. The study, launching Wednesday, will be one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, involving 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...
Cardi B is being sued for defamation in a new lawsuit served by supporters of President Trump. As reported by TMZ, the rapper has been accused of defaming a group of Trump supporters by calling them racist following an incident at a Hamptons beach earlier this month. The plaintiffs – Peter...
Jackie Stallone, the mother of Sylvester Stallone, astrologer, and Celebrity Big Brother contestant, has died at the age of 98. The news was confirmed by her son, the singer Frank Stallone, on his Facebook page. “This morning my brothers and I lost our mother Jackie Stallone. She was the mother to...
University of Cincinnati researchers have found that certain treatments for cancer may increase the chance of death if they contract COVID-19. These findings from a multicenter study, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Congress 2020, shed light on ways standard anti-cancer treatments may impact outcomes for patients...
Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 coffins in the Saqqara area that had lain buried for two and a half thousand years. The tombs were found two days ago during an archaeological dig, and follow 13 wooden sarcophagus discovered in the same burial spot last week, the...
Michael Lonsdale passed away Monday in his home in Paris at 89 years old. He was known for his roles in Moonraker and The Day of the Jackal. Successful British-French actor Michael Lonsdale passed away at 89 years old. Lonsdale was born on May 21, 1934 in Paris. He was...
Researchers have made a first of its kind discovery after identifying a submerged Mayan slave ship off the coast of Mexico. The ship was first discovered in 2017, but through thorough research, scientists have only been able to identify its true purpose now. The wreckage was of a Cuban-based paddle-wheel steamboat,...
Chinese scientists have developed a neural signal analysis system with memristor arrays, paving the way for high-efficiency brain-machine interfaces, according to Tsinghua University. Brain-machine interfaces are promising tools for rehabilitation medicine and medical electronics. Most conventional neural signal analysis systems used in brain-computer interfaces are composed of silicon CMOS circuits....
The Falcon 9 rocket booster that sent NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in May is set to get recycled again when SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink satellites to orbit atop its column of fire. Elon Musk's trademark reusable rocket will be making its third flight when it...