Burning fossil fuels contributed to Earth’s most massive extinction

[ad_1] Paleontologists call it the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, but it has another name: “the Great Dying”. This happened about 252 million years ago, and in the span of a few tens of thousands of years, 96% of all life in the oceans and, perhaps, about 70% of all earthly life are gone forever. The smoking … Read more

Dry ice sales increase on COVID-19 vaccine news

[ad_1] Sales of dry ice have reportedly increased sharply after Pfizer announced encouraging results for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which must be stored at minus 112 degrees Fahrenheit to be effective. Harry Gehm, a fifth generation ice man from Akron, Ohio, told USA Today he gets calls from across the region. “The Ohio Department of … Read more

FedEx driver caught dancing to Mariah Carey’s Christmas tune

[ad_1] FedExmas arrived early this year. FedEx driver blasts social media after being filmed hilariously grooving on Mariah Carey’s iconic “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. The viral video currently has over 1.8 million views on TikTok. “We’re just having a good time,” the poster, supposedly called Kayla, explained in the clip’s comment section. … Read more

FDA approves first COVID-19 test kit for home use

[ad_1] Family medicine doctor Mikhail Varshavski gives an overview of coronavirus vaccine trials. (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had approved the first COVID-19 home-use self-test kit that provides results in 30 minutes. LISTERINE SAYS IT IS NOT CLINICALLY PROVEN TO FIGHT COVID-19 The single-use test, performed by Lucira … Read more

PS5 and Xbox Series X / S get Walmart restock tomorrow

[ad_1] Haven’t managed to get an Xbox Series X, Series S, or PS5 yet, but don’t want to try your luck on Black Friday? Walmart won’t keep you waiting, as the retailer will receive a new supply of each version of the two systems tomorrow, November 19. Available at Noon PT / 3 p.m. ET … Read more

SpaceX launch: four astronauts take off aboard Crew Dragon to the ISS

[ad_1] NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese space agency astronaut, are now in orbit, aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule scheduled to dock with the ISS on Monday at 11 p.m. ET. This means the crew will spend 27 hours in orbit as the spacecraft slowly makes its … Read more

New York City closes public schools again as virus cases rise

[ad_1] New York City’s entire public school system will close on Thursday, Chancellor of Schools Richard A. Carranza wrote in an email to principals, in a worrying signal that a second wave of coronavirus has arrived. Schools have been open for in-person instruction for just under eight weeks. “As of this morning, November 18, the … Read more

Coronavirus immunity could last for more than 6 months or even years: study

[ad_1] In the ongoing debate over how long those who have recovered from COVID-19 infection could benefit from immunity against the novel coronavirus, a new study – which is considered the most comprehensive to date – offers an encouraging response. In a study published Monday on the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers said that immunity to … Read more