Tag: Science News

Novartis to Seek FDA Emergency Use Approval for New COVID-19 Therapy

Novartis said on Jan. 10 that positive data from a clinical trial of COVID-19 therapeutic drug ensovibep has prompted the firm to exercise an option to in-licence the antiviral from development partner Molecular Partners and later seek emergency use approval from U.S. regulators. In a statement, Novartis confirmed plans to pay around $163 million to…


Space Telescope’s ‘Golden Eye’ Opens, Last Major Hurdle

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope. “I’m emotional about it. What an amazing milestone. We see that…


‘IndividuWhale’ Introduces Users to ‘Solé,’ ‘Scarlett,’ and Other Gray Whales Along The Oregon Coast

Oregon State University marine ecologist Leigh Torres has studied the gray whales along the Oregon coast for more than six years. That raises a natural question: does she have a favorite? “I like that one whale, Solé,” she told The Epoch Times. “She has a really distinct place she likes to be and foraging style.”…


Que? Dogs’ Brains Can Tell Spanish From Hungarian, Study Finds

BUDAPEST—Dogs can distinguish between languages, researchers in Hungary found, after playing excerpts from the story “The Little Prince” in Spanish and Hungarian to a group of 18 canines and examining how their brains reacted. The study was led by Laura V. Cuaya at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, who moved to the city from Mexico…


Dogs’ Brains Can Tell Spanish From Hungarian, Study Finds

BUDAPEST—Dogs can distinguish between languages, researchers in Hungary found, after playing excerpts from the story “The Little Prince” in Spanish and Hungarian to a group of 18 canines and examining how their brains reacted. The study was led by Laura V. Cuaya at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, who moved to the city from Mexico…


Paleontologists Extract 30 Preserved Titanosaur Eggs From 2-Ton Fossilized Dinosaur Nest in Northern Spain

A team of paleontologists last fall completed the extraction of two dinosaur nests containing some 30 fossilized titanosaur eggs at a site in Loarre, in northern Spain—the continuation of an earlier 2020 campaign. The fossil gathering project was led by the Aragosaurus-IUCA Group of the University of Zaragoza and the Portuguese NOVA University Lisbon, with…


Experts Puzzled by Continuing South Carolina Earthquakes

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Yet more earthquakes have struck near South Carolina’s capital city, the ninth and tenth in a series of rumblings that have caused geologists to wonder how long the convulsions might last, or if they could possibly portend future, more serious seismic activity. Early Wednesday, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Elgin, about 25 miles northeast…


NASA Estimates Metrics of Exploding Meteor That Shook Ground

PITTSBURGH—A meteor that caused an earthshaking boom over suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 30 tons (27,216 kilograms) of TNT, officials said. NASA’s Meteor Watch social media site said late Sunday a “reasonable assumption” of the speed of the meteor at about 45,000…


NASA Estimates Metrics of Exploding Meteorite That Shook Ground

PITTSBURGH—A meteorite that caused an earthshaking boom over suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 30 tons (27,216 kilograms) of TNT, officials said. NASA’s Meteor Watch social media site said late Sunday a “reasonable assumption” of the speed of the meteorite at about 45,000…


Biden Extends Support for International Space Station Through 2030

The administration of President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to continue research being conducted in the orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade….