Scientists want you to send them your dankest coronavirus memes
Most of us are unfortunately all too aware of the coronavirus pandemic that’s spreading across the world. China seems to be on the mend, although the situation is still dire,...
Your national parks are free during coronavirus
After a woefully delayed, sluggish decision to finally close down the crowded parts of parks during the deteriorating coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service said Wednesday it would now waive...
Japanese flu drug appears ‘effective’ in coronavirus treatment in Chinese clinical trials – TechCrunch
Japanese-made flu drug favipiravir (also known as Avigan) has been shown to be effective in both reducing the duration of the COVID-19 virus in patients, and to have improved the...
SpaceX breaks a Falcon 9 rocket re-use record with successful Starlink launch – TechCrunch
SpaceX has successfully launched and deployed its sixth batch of 60 Starlink satellites, further growing its constellation for the internet broadband system it plans to launch for customers starting later...
Pfizer and BioNTech announce joint development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine – TechCrunch
Pharma giant Pfizer announced on Tuesday that it’s working with BioNTech, a German company working on new kinds of immunotherapy treatments, on a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The joint effort, confirmed...
CO2-based vodka startup Air Co. fully redirects its tech to making hand sanitizer for donation – TechCrunch
An NYC-based startup that developed technology that extracts carbon dioxide from the air and combines it with water to create vodka has redirected its entire production capacity towards producing hand...
Disease experts respond to crowded Florida beaches during coronavirus
While a news chopper buzzed over Clearwater Beach in Florida on Monday, a WFLA anchor commented on the crowds: "This is a packed scene here at the beaches," he said....
U.S. government reportedly in talks with tech companies on how to use location data in COVID-19 fight – TechCrunch
U.S. government officials are currently in discussion with a number of tech companies, including Facebook and Google, around how data from cell phones might provide methods for combatting the ongoing...
White House provides an update on COVID-19 testing in the U.S., says there’s been a ‘dramatic ramp’ – TechCrunch
During a White House press briefing on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., members of the White House coronavirus task force provided updates about the current state...
How COVID-19 postponed the European Space Agency’s Mars mission
Credit: The Conversation (edited) In the five decades since we first started sending spacecraft to Mars, exploration of the red planet has had a poor record of success. It is...