The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. It is the first vaccine developed…
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How the Sinopharm vaccine works
In early 2020, the Beijing Institute of Biological Products created an inactivated coronavirus vaccine called BBIBP-CorV. Clinical trials run by the state-owned company Sinopharm showed that…
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NASA copter’s test flight on Mars expected
NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment and make history on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the…
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Star-forming galaxies in early universe revealed
PARIS: The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early universe — glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that have exploded into supernovas and…
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Nasa’s copter dropped on Mars’ surface
WASHINGTON: Nasa’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency said. The ultra-light…
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Real reason humans are the dominant species
From early humans rubbing sticks together to make fire, to the fossil fuels that drove the industrial revolution, energy has played a central role in…
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