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US virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time

Dec 3, 2020

Across the U.S., the surge has swamped hospitals with patients and left nurses and other health care workers shorthanded and burned out. Across the U.S., the surge has swamped hospitals...

Gaia: scientists take a step closer to revealing origins of our galaxy

Dec 3, 2020

The measurements of stellar positions, movement, brightness and colours are in the third early data release from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory, and are now publicly available. Initial...

Gaia space telescope measured the acceleration of the Solar System

Dec 3, 2020

With the help of their precise positions measured by Gaia, a new high-precision reference system can be constructed for defining the positions of stars, Solar System objects, and also satellites....

Scientists warn of the social and environmental risks tied to the energy transition

Dec 3, 2020

While renewable energies are often portrayed as being environmentally sustainable, this new study cautions about the risks associated with the green energy transition, arguing for an integrated approach that redesigns...

What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?

Dec 3, 2020

What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? The team includes Professor Rajinder Dhindsa (McGill University), Professor Baljit Singh (University of Calgary) and Professor Vikram...

STAGGERING: New CDC Data Suggests True Coronavirus Death Toll is Now Near 400,000

Dec 3, 2020

According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, the official confirmed U.S. coronavirus death toll for Wednesday was 3,157. The official confirmed U.S. total...

U.S. tops 14 million Covid-19 cases, sets daily record for deaths, cases and hospitalizations

Dec 3, 2020

The United States logged 14 million Covid-19 cases Wednesday just hours after setting three grim records: the highest number of daily deaths, new infections and hospitalizations since the pandemic began....

First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no

Dec 3, 2020

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThey can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine...

Researchers investigate autism spectrum disorder genes

Dec 3, 2020

Technology to identify potential biological mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder has been developed by scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT. The “Perturb-Seq” method...

Slowing the spread of Covid-19

Dec 2, 2020

Research teams across the Institute quickly swung into action, hatching plans and developing technologies to slow or stop the spread of the virus. These teams were among the only people...