Category: News
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NASA Selects Investigation Teams to Join Geospace Dynamics Mission
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission. GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the…
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HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP AFFILIATES JOIN CLIMATE GROUP’S RE100, AIMING TO EXPAND RENEWABLES USAGE
Four Hyundai Motor Group affiliates, including Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Mobis and Hyundai Wia, to join RE100 initiatives The Group aims to transition to 100% renewable energy between 2040 and 2050 Other affiliates, including Hyundai Transys, Hyundai Kefico and Hyundai Partecs, agree with purpose and aim of RE100, aligning with the Group’s commitment …
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: CREW-4 MISSION
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, April 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew-4, Dragon’s fourth science expedition mission to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. ET (7:52 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, April…
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Coverage Updated for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Briefing, Events, Broadcast
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, which will send astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch is targeted for 3:52 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, dubbed Freedom by…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are: Hospitalized, or Not hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are at…
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Firearms kill more children than car crashes, new report finds
Latest CDC data show that guns now kill more children than any other cause, but health care interventions show promise for prevention Newswise — Gun violence in the United States has increased to the point that it now kills more children than any other cause, including car accidents, and pediatricians may not be entirely prepared.…
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Pfizer Voluntary Nationwide Recalls Blood Pressure Medication Due to N-Nitroso-Quinapril Content
NEW YORK, NY. Pfizer is voluntarily recalling five (5) lots of Accupril (Quinapril HCl) tablets distributed by Pfizer to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-quinapril, observed in recent testing above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) level. Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy…
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Government of Canada takes concrete actions to fight climate change in the agriculture sector
OTTAWA, ON, /CNW/ – As stewards of the land, Canadian farmers are on the front lines of climate change and among the first to feel its effects. As we celebrate Earth Day, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Francis Drouin, are announcing an…
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Florida’s attack on Disney violates the First Amendment
If Florida’s action to strip Walt Disney World of its status as a special tax district is indeed retaliatory against the company for its opposition to the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, as critics call it, then Florida has plainly violated the First Amendment, said a constitutional law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.…
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Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts a Call to remove Bird Feeders
Bird Flu, or also called Avian influenza, is caused by a virus that has several strains, some of which are more dangerous than others. Bird Flu is normally found in swans, geese, ducks, and others in the species of migratory waterfowl. These birds can carry AI without getting sick. As they migrate, they spread the…