One of our greatest astronomers, Galileo Galilei, was born February 15, 1564. His discoveries with the improved telescopes he made changed the way we view the universe – and got him in trouble with the church. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/galileos-birthday-feb-15-1564…
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Celebrate the 91st anniversary of Pluto’s discovery
The I Heart Pluto Festival 2021 is a free event running from February 13 – 18 hosted by Lowell Observatory. Join in with nightly virtual events! Source: https://earthsky.org/space/i-heart-pluto-festival-2021-virtual-events-91st-anniversary…
The game-changing covid-19 treatments that helped slash the death rate
Faced with an unknown disease, doctors had to update best practices faster than ever before. Here’s what we now know about gold standard coronavirus treatments Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933210-800-the-game-changing-covid-19-treatments-that-helped-slash-the-death-rate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
AI Program Claims To Predict COVID-19 Death Rate With 90 Percent Accuracy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Next Web: Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have developed an AI tool that can predict who’ll die from COVID-19 with up to 90% accuracy. It also predicted whether someone who’s admitted to hospital with COVID-19 will need a respirator with 80% accuracy. The researchers fed the system health data from almost 4,000…
Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother
A female vampire bat has adopted an orphaned baby bat and begun nursing it after creating a close social bond with the baby’s mother before she died Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267108-vampire-bat-adopts-orphan-baby-bat-after-untimely-death-of-its-mother/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Fossil Fuels Caused 8.7 Million Deaths Globally in 2018, Research Finds
Air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil was responsible for 8.7 million deaths globally in 2018, a staggering one in five of all people who died that year, new research has found. From a report: Countries with the most prodigious consumption of fossil fuels to power factories, homes and vehicles are suffering the highest…
Robinhood Sued By Family of 20-Year-Old Trader Who Committed Suicide
Robinhood was sued Monday for wrongful death by the family of Alex Kearns, a 20-year-old customer who took his life last summer after believing he had racked up big losses on the millennial-favored stock trading app. CNBC reports: “This case centers on Robinhood’s aggressive tactics and strategy to lure inexperienced and unsophisticated investors, including Alex, to take big risks with the…
Amid Bickering Over Movie Rights, Reddit Removes Top ‘WallStreetBets’ Moderators
The New York Times reports:
Late on Wednesday, a moderator of the popular Reddit message board WallStreetBets posted several screenshots on the chat app Discord. They showed that other moderators had quietly started talking among themselves about landing a movie deal. “What’s our cut?” one of the moderators had asked in a Discord chat, according to the screenshots. By Thursday morning, that…
See Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky
Find out how to spot Sirius, the brightest star as seen from Earth. Learn the mythology behind this dazzling light and how it earned the nickname of the Dog Star. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/sirius-the-brightest-star…
Mosque built decades after death of Prophet Muhammad found near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists have discovered one of the oldest known mosques on record. Source: https://www.livescience.com/very-old-mosque-found.html