Coronavirus News Roundup
by Robin Lloyd: Pandemic highlights for the week…
Articles for Science
What Scientists Have Learned From 100 Years Of Bird Banding
by Kate Wong: A rich archive of data has illuminated the secret lives of birds…
New Sustainable Energy Factbook Shows 2020 Was ‘Blockbuster’ Year For Renewables In America
by (Renewable Energy World): Faced with COVID-19 pandemic and sharp economic contraction,
Different COVID-19 Vaccines
by (CDC): Vaccine Types…
Future Batteries, Coming Soon: Charge In Seconds, Last Months And Power Over The Air
by Chris Hall: While smartphones, smart homes and even smart wearables are growing ever more advanced, they’re still limited by power. The battery hasn’t advanced in decades. But we’re on the verge of a power revolution…
Harvard Professor Says Alien Technology Visited Earth in 2017
by Joshua Espinoza: A Harvard professor believes that we were visited by an alien object in 2017…
The Next Act For Messenger RNA Could Be Bigger Than Covid Vaccines
by Antonio Regalado: New messenger RNA vaccines to fight the coronavirus are based on a technology that could transform medicine. Next up: sickle cell and HIV…
When The Street Light First Came To London, Disaster Ensued
by Lorraine Boissoneault: First introduced 150 years ago, the device was meant to prevent accidents—but then it caused one…
Ten Trends Will Shape Science In The 2020s
by Katherine Wu: Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon…
Denmark To Build Artificial Island For Wind Farms To Power The Whole Country
by Juan Cole: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AFP reports that Denmark’s parliament has just committed to building an artificial island off its shores that will be home to hundreds of huge wind turbines…