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50 Years On, Apollo 13 Still Stands as a Testament to the Human Spirit
April 13, 202050 years ago, the steely-eyed missile men and women of NASA successfully brought Apollo 13 astronauts James "Jim" Lovell, John "Jack" Swigert and Fred Haise back home to Earth after an oxygen tank in the service module of their spacecraft, Odyssey, exploded,... continued
The Importance of Face Masks or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My DIY Respirator
April 11, 2020Health officials in western countries have made an about-face in regards to their official policies regarding the wearing of face masks by the general public, in that they are now recommending that people do wear these items of personal protection... continued
The Science Behind Washing Your Hands: A COVID-19 Soap Opera
April 9, 2020By now, we’re all familiar with the common refrain: wash your hands, and frequently. 20 seconds of washing one's hands with a good lather of soap, along with a healthy dose of social-distancing, has been touted as one of the... continued
New Whitley’s Journal: Between a Very Hard Rock and a Very Bad Place
April 5, 2020Whitley Strieber offers a new journal entry in response to the swelling call among commentator and politicians in many countries to ignore COVD-19 and put their populations back to work before their economies suffer irreversible damage. It is clear for... continued
COVID-19 Trolling and Misinformation Threaten Our Future and Our Lives
April 3, 2020"They should show the number of flu cases and deaths along with COVID-19 information." "Bill Gates is giving away a fortune! All you need to do is send money back on this chain letter and you might end up with... continued
Because You Might Be in Need of a Chuckle: Uranus Is Leaking Gas
April 1, 2020Sifting through decades-old data from Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of the seventh planet from the Sun, researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have found that Uranus is leaking gas, and a lot of it. The discovery of this odd... continued
Finally, Some Good News About the Coronavirus: It Doesn’t Mutate as Much as the Flu
March 28, 2020(Updated Mar 28 07:15 PST to reflect current numbers) Researchers studying the genetics of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, have uncovered some good news regarding the virus, in that it doesn't appear to mutate nearly... continued
Three Spacemen Offer Advice on Staying Sane in the Face of Pandemic-Based Isolation
March 25, 2020In response to the coronavirus pandemic that is currently laying siege to the world, governments around the globe are calling on the inhabitants of Spaceship Earth to confine themselves to their homes in an attempt to stem the spread of... continued
COVID-19 Pandemic Update: The US Closes its Borders; Italy Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Cases
March 23, 2020The worldwide COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organization (WHO), in response to the disease's rapid spread throughout the world, with 173 countries on every continent (except Antarctica) now reporting confirmed cases. The... continued
Existing Antiviral Drug is “Clearly Effective” in Treating Coronavirus Infections
March 20, 2020Clinical trials conducted in China have returned promising results for a treatment for patients infected with COVID-19, using an existing antiviral compound that has been used against similar viruses. Typically used to treat new strains of influenza, favipiravir is an... continued