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US drug overdose deaths surged during COVID-19 lockdowns
Live Science - 17 Apr 2021 15:00
U.S. overdose deaths surged during the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from the CDC.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 17)
Singularity Hub - 17 Apr 2021 18:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021 Charles Q. Choi | IEEE Spectrum “If you haven't had time to read the AI Index Report for 2021, which clocks in at 222 pages, don't worry--we've...
Russia is going back to the moon this year
Live Science - 17 Apr 2021 17:17
Russia is revisiting its Soviet space heritage for a new series of missions that will take the nation back to the moon.
Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies
Science Daily - 17 Apr 2021 03:49
The dominant G-form spike protein 'puts its head up' more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralization.
NASA has selected SpaceX to build a lander to take humans to the moon
New Scientist - 17 Apr 2021 02:31
SpaceX has been awarded a $2.9 billion contract to build the lunar lander that will take astronauts to the surface of the moon as part of NASA's Artemis programme
How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower
Live Science - 17 Apr 2021 02:08
The Lyrid meteor shows will light up the skies from April 16 to April 30. Here's how to watch.
Neural Plasticity Depends On This Long Noncoding RNA's Journey From Nucleus to Synapse
Neuroscience News - 17 Apr 2021 02:03
Study sheds new light on the role noncoded RNAs play at the synapse.