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Capital to have its very own observatory in Shakaparian CDA approves site for facility Space museum to be set up as well Observatory to help resolve longstanding moonsighting issue ISLAMABAD: The federal capital will have an observatory and a space museum which will not only resolve the moonsighting issue but also provide astronomers the opp....

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Remembering Dr. Palpu on his 71st death anniversary The world is in the middle of fighting a pandemic. Our lives revolve around the hope of a vaccine. We have reformist leaders who fought against pandemics even when science was not as developed as it is today. Dr. Palpu is at the forefront of this. He gained attention of the world for his healthcare....

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Public office-holders cannot evade accountability: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said public office-holders could not evade accountability. "It is strange that the chief minister or any public office-holder says that I am not accountable to you," he said in a series of tweets. ....

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Music instructor's 'gadgetone' music creation made from buckets, tin cans, innertubes By Mary PhillipsFor The OklahomanMusic, defined by Merriam-Webster is: The science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity. The definition does not say that to be music it must be performed by trained profe....

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US COVID-19 cases surpass 25 mln - Johns Hopkins University The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 25 million on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.....

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Dr. Anthony Fauci Reveals He Was 'Blocked' By Trump Administration From Going on Rachel Maddow's Show Dr. Anthony Fauci is opening up about his experience with the Trump Administration and revealed that he was pressured into saying things about the COVID-19 pandemic that didn’t line up with the proven science. Speaking with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, the longtime director of the National Institute....

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Fox News thinks Biden broke his own face mask rule, but they're wrong Biden's inauguration was quickly followed by a series of executive orders signed by the new president. The executive orders covered everything from racial equity to the coronavirus pandemic. President Biden signed an executive order requiring face masks to be worn on federal property, th....

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SpaceX sends more than 100 satellites skyward in a dazzling Sunday launch It's been a busy weekend for SpaceX. The company sent yet another rocket racing off into orbit on Sunday morning after a planned Saturday launch was called off due to inclement weather. The rocket, dubbed Transporter-1, is loaded with some very special cargo: A gigantic pile of satellites. There a....

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NASA's TESS discovers a solar system with six stars NASA’s TESS has discovered a distant star system that scientist Brian Powell says exist against all odds. Powell is a data scientist at the NASA High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center. The star system in question is called TIC 168789840 and is 1900 light-years away from us. T....

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Astronauts leave one place on the ISS filthy as an experiment Living in space is hazardous and requires things to be precise and Squeaky clean. Part of the tasks astronauts perform when living aboard the space station is to keep most surfaces in areas squeaky clean, but there is one area that’s left filthy for science. Astronauts aboard the ISS clean eve....

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Now that Dr. Fauci can say what he wants under Biden, he just unloaded on Trump White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in a new CNN interview blamed at least some of the US coronavirus deaths during the pandemic on errors made by Trump administration officials. According to the latest COVID statistics from John Hopkins University, there have been more than....

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Six stars, six eclipses: 'The fact that it exists blows my mind' From star-destroying black holes to exploding comets, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, has spotted its share of surprises since it began searching the galaxy for exoplanets in 2018. But the source of starlight that was mysteriously brightening and dimming some 1,900 light-years....

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Science Must Determine Climate Targets, Business Execs Insist RAEng_Publications/PixabayForward-thinking executives are calling on their peers in the business world to listen to science in a bid to avert catastrophic global warming. That means investing in low-carbon technologies, supporting carbon pricing, and putting a stop to hollow, disingenuous actions&md....

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Fauci tells MSNBC's Rachel Maddow he was 'blocked' from going on show, says Trump administration 'rejected' science Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, unleashed on the Trump administration Friday, telling MSNBC's Rachel Maddow he was "blocked" from going on her show and was repeatedly "pressured" to do things that were "not compatible with the science."....

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NASA delays Juno spacecraft's retirement after detecting mysterious radio waves The Juno spacecraft, orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has a new lease on life, thanks to NASA. This robotic explorer is now due to continue its mission, at least until September 2025. A mission extension recently granted by NASA extends the Juno program means the spacecraft will continue to gather scien....

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How to send the right credibility signals in order to shape people's perceptions of you and your work, according to a 'hype' expert If you're struggling to gain traction around a legitimate new idea or business venture, science can help, writes Michael Schein in The Hype Handbook.....

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With AI, Big Data and Blockchain, Brazilian Fintech Grows in Credit Market RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Weel's platform uses its own algorithm and electronic tax receipt system to assess credit risk; the company has already processed R$1 billion (US$185) in loans. Artificial intelligence, big data, open banking, blockchain. To many people, these terms still seem to be the subj....

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Azhar urges youngsters to take full advantage of home conditions KARACHI: Senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali on Friday urged the brigade of young players to shed the dreaded feeling of self-doubt if they aspire to make themselves worthy for international cricket, and there is no better place than home to make a name for themselves and the....

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Dr. Fauci opens up about how good it feels to work for Biden instead of Trump The latest coronavirus update for the US, via data from Johns Hopkins University, shows that there have been more than 24.6 million coronavirus cases identified in the US since the pandemic began, along with more than 411,000 deaths from the coronavirus. White House chief medical adviser Dr....

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'Keep your nose out of our business': Ted Cruz's attack on the Paris climate deal backfires spectacularly When President Joe Biden announced his intent to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was one of the first Republican lawmakers to publicly slam the newly-elected president's decision. Echoing a line from former President Donald Trump, Cruz claimed to be protecting the interests ....

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Teenager dreams in Uruguay Our Global Teen today is Maximiliano Medeiros, who lives in Montevideo in Uruguay. He’s a student at an agricultural science college and is a big fan of Brazilian music.....

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The Science of Rebuilding Trust During his inauguration, President Joe Biden appealed to us, American citizens, repeatedly and emphatically, to defend unity and truth against corrosion from power and profit. Fortunately, the bedrock tensions between unity, truth, power and profit have newly-discovered mathematical definitions, so ....

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Brie Larson to Star in Apple Series 'Lessons in Chemistry' From 'Erin Brockovich' Writer (EXCLUSIVE) Brie Larson is set to star in and executive produce the drama series “Lessons in Chemistry,” which has landed a straight-to-series order at Apple in a competitive situation, Variety has learned exclusively. The series is based on the upcoming debut novel from author, science editor, and....

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Biden put a striking moon rock in the Oval Office A curious, dark moon rock has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Among busts of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Eleanor Roosevelt, President Joe Biden chose to display a moon rock in his newly redecorated Oval Office. The lunar chunk is on loan from NASA, which keeps vigilant wat....

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Fauci: Trump's coronavirus lies 'very likely' cost lives Dr. Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus misinformation now-former President Donald Trump spread for nearly a year "very likely" cost American lives.Asked point-blank by CNN's John Berman Friday morning if Trump's "lack of candor" and "lack of facts" about COVID-19 "cost lives," Fauci replied, "You kn....

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Google Lens is getting a new icon, less than two years after the last redesign Looking more like a camera now Google Lens may be an incredibly handy tool that could as well have been science fiction just a few years back, but it looks like Google is having trouble sticking with one branding for its image analysis service. A new icon has popped up in one of our tipster's Goo....

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How the Guardian covered 2020 – the year that changed the world 2020, from the very start of the year with the Australian bushfires, through the struggle for Hong Kong, the Harvey Weinstein verdict to the death of George Floyd, and the dramatic and divisive US presidential election. But of course, the Covid-19 pandemic was the dominant global story of the year. ....

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Biden's administration pauses ongoing energy development efforts on federal land for 60 days By Jack MoneyBusiness [email protected] U.S. Department of Interior's acting secretary on Thursday suspended new permitting activities for a wide range of energy recovery activities on federal lands during the next 60 days. The move by acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega is getti....

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CBI books case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for illegal data harvesting New Delhi: The CBI has booked UK-based Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Ltd for illegally harvesting data ofFacebookusers in India for commercial purposes, officials said on Friday. The action came after a preliminary enquiry into the matter which showed that Global Science Research ....

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Biden unveils national anti-COVID-19 strategy, strives to restore public trust U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his national strategy for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, while public health experts said that restoring people's trust in science-based leadership may not be that easy.....

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Fauci credits Biden for letting 'the science speak' as new administration puts focus on virus President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in office on Thursday, with his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, praising his new boss' willingness to "let the science speak" in contrast to the Trump administration.....

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S. Korean observation satellite heads to Kazakhstan for launch South Korea's science ministry said Friday its new midsized satellite has started traveling to Kazakhstan for a launch this year as the country seeks to develop homegrown space technology. The 500-kilogram low Earth orbit satellite is scheduled to b....

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Biden urges Americans to 'mask up,' says visitors will need to quarantine US President Joe Biden on Thursday reaffirmed his plan to get up to 100 million Americans vaccinated over the next 100 days as part of his strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic that he said is based on science and not politics. Biden also urged t....

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Fauci says working under Biden administration 'liberating' When fielding questions on the Biden administration's plan to tackle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the nation's top infectious expert said he feels free to "let the science speak" under the new administration — which he described as a "liberating feeling." ....

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Fauci asked if he feels 'free' under Biden. Hear his response During a White House press briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters that he feels liberated to speak freely and honestly about the coronavirus pandemic and the science behind it under the Biden administration.....

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Fauci admits he 'got in trouble' under Trump — and now has a 'liberating feeling' Many observers of the U.S. COVID-19 response frequently wondered about and speculated on Dr. Anthony Fauci's emotional reaction to the Trump administration's mishandling of the crisis. Former President Donald Trump frequently contradicted public health experts like Fauci and floated ideas and claims....

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The U.S. is no longer a rogue climate nation The U.S. is no longer acting like an insolent child peeing in a swimming pool. On Nov. 4, 2020, the Trump administration quit the Paris Agreement, becoming the only nation to leave the world's most important effort to curb Earth's relentless warming. Even the hyper-isolated dictatorship of No....

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This AI can tell if you have prostate cancer by looking at your pee Researchers at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) recently developed a machine for detecting prostate cancer that only needs 20 minutes of your time and a few ounces of your pee to achieve near 100-percent accuracy. Human oncologists are only about 30% accurate when it comes to de....

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Angela Merkel: A Retrospective Americans like to rate their presidents. In fact, presidential rankings have become something of a cottage industry in political science, ever since the eminent Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger Sr. started the tradition in the late 1940s. In Germany, we don't do that, at least not in a formal wa....

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Meet Biden's Science Team As the U.S. president announces his advisers and agency heads, Nature’s guide tracks the appointees who matter most to science -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ....

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Eric Lander Is Not the Ideal Choice for Presidential Science Advisor Despite a long list of supremely qualified people who could inspire a whole new generation of scientists, the glass ceiling in American science remains intact -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ....

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Salisbury Cathedral becomes hub for huge COVID-19 vaccination drive Melding the ornate trappings of medieval faith with 21st century science, Salisbury Cathedral is injecting new hope into Britain's biggest ever vaccination programme.....

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China to upgrade its 'artificial sun' in Anhui The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, nicknamed China's artificial sun, is undergoing an upgrade at Hefei's Science Island in Anhui Province.....

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KAIST hopes to revolutionize disease control with mobile clinic module The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Thursday unveiled a mobile clinic module for building negative pressure isolation facilities to combat infectious diseases. Developed by a team led by professor Nam Tek-jin, the head of KAIS....

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S. Korea to provide over W20b in media content support this year South Korea's ICT ministry said Thursday it will provide 21.2 billion won ($19.3 million) to support the production of local broadcast content in a bid to boost next-generation media services. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it will focus on ov....

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PSB deprived of DG again ISLAMABAD: Dr Arshad Mahmood, who took over additional charge of the director general Pakistan Sports Board three weeks ago, has now been posted as secretary Science and Technology Division Wednesday.Dr Arshad was working as Special Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination and was deputed as.......

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Here's why experts are increasingly worried about new coronavirus mutations With the COVID-19 coronavirus having killed more than 2 million people worldwide and over 402,000 in the United States (according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore), the distribution of new vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and others is very good news. Health experts, however, are worried about ....

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'Real potential for on-going terrorist acts' in wake of Washington insurrection: expert podcast The violent insurrection and angry mobs who broke into the U.S. Capital earlier this month have changed the conversation about global power and politics. This week on D....

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Trapped mine worker goes into coma in China's Shandong BEIJING -- China will promote science and technology innovation in agriculture to support all-round rural revitalization in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) said Tuesday.....

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Free Access To Academic Papers For Everyone In India: Government Proposes 'One Nation, One Subscription' Approach As Part Of Major Shift To Openness Techdirt has been following the important copyright case in India that is about how people in that country can access academic journals. Currently, many turn to "shadow libraries" like Sci-Hub and Libgen, because they cannot afford the often hefty frees that academic publishers charge to access pa....

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