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Maryland trooper shoots, kills teenager who had airsoft gun

Apr 14, 2021

What she encountered was a white officer who appeared to be “in a rage” punching a handcuffed Black man in the face repeatedly as other officers stood by. Horne, who...

Covid vaccines made by Moderna and Novavax will be added to a 'mix and match' trial

Apr 14, 2021

Professor Matthew Snape said alternating jabs could trigger added protection against coronavirusCoronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Novavax will be added to a 'mix and match' trial, scientists said today....

Power of light and oxygen clears Alzheimer’s disease protein in live mice

Apr 14, 2021

A small, light-activated molecule recently tested in mice represents a new approach to eliminating clumps of amyloid protein found in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients. Results from additional experiments...

“Timber Wars” from Oregon Public Broadcasting wins McElheny Award for local science reporting

Apr 14, 2021

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has named Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Timber Wars” podcast as 2021 winner of the prestigious Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science...

COVID-19 not the sole cause of excess U.S. deaths in 2020

Apr 13, 2021

In 2017, the United States suffered an estimated 401,000 total excess deaths, those beyond the "normal" number of deaths expected to have occurred. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Facts against fake news

Apr 13, 2021

Katharina Tartler: I have three brothers, and they kept sending me YouTube videos of vaccination opponents and making fun of them. In 2019, the WHO stated that vaccination opponents are...

Elon Musk’s controversial Neuralink brain chips could be implanted in humans THIS year

Apr 13, 2021

ELON Musk's brain chip start-up could begin inserting technology into people's minds later this year. 9 Billionaire Elon Musk founded Neuralink in 2016 Credit: Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. 9...

Minneapolis under curfew after officer shoots Black motorist dead

Apr 13, 2021

Dozens of protesters waved signs and chanted slogans in front of the police station in Brooklyn Center, the suburb where Sunday's killing occurred. "The officer drew their handgun instead of...

Minneapolis braces for another night of protest following fatal shooting of Daunte Wright

Apr 13, 2021

A drum beat incessantly, and the crowd broke into frequent chants of 'Daunte Wright!' Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as...

Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Apr 13, 2021

An MIT senior and eight MIT graduate students are among the 30 recipients of this year’s P.D. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions...