Moderna is finalizing the protocol for a phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine with a view to starting the study early in the summer. The establishment of the timeline, which follows FDA clearance to run a phase 2 trial, puts Moderna on track to win approval for its mRNA vaccine mRNA-1273 next year.

With social distancing in full effect, families have not only found themselves with a lot more time together, but a lot more time in front of their screens.

On Friday 3 April 2020 it finally happened: the Commission proposal for amendment of the MDR to defer the date of application with a year that everyone was waiting for and was in the works for some time was finally published. As I have heard from many directions immediately after the announcement of the proposal being […]

Indogen is working with its portfolio firms to explore opportunities in Greater China and Japan.

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As of December 2017, fewer than 50 individuals are thought to be remaining in three subpopulations that are scattered over 140,000 square km in Iran’s central plateau. The cats have been nearly wiped out by excessive hunting, habitat degradation and scarcity of prey species.

Changes to the layout of Valencia's street circuit could be made prior to F1's return next year

Lewis Hamilton insists he is not out of the running at the Korean Grand Prix, despite qualifying fourth and admitting he was baffled by the Red Bulls' pace

Felipe Massa hopes that Ferrari's run of bad luck will come to an end at the German Grand Prix after he qualified third on the grid behind team-mate Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher's 15-year-old son Mick wants to follow in his father's famous footsteps and be a Formula One world champion after being crowned World Karting Vice-Champion

Judicial confirmations go on vacation during the Senate’s August recess, but are likely to resume with a vengeance in September. What’s the shape of the Trump administration’s judicial appointments program at this point? Basically, the administration and Senate have: seated a record number of court of appeals (circuit) judges, although changes in the appellate courts’…

The Congressional Budget Office's new Budget and Economic Outlook provides a useful update on the state of the economy and the budget. While the headline news is the return of trillion-dollar annual deficits, there is much more to consider. Here are four take-aways from the latest projections: 1. Interest rates have fallen and will remain…

The Eye on Earth Summit aims to harness the power of data and new data gathering technologies to help the environment and support sustainable development.

Thousands of pairs of unwanted eyewear are collected and transformed into a unique, twinkling facade for an Istanbul museum.

These paper plate eyes bring a chuckle when added to trees and rocks.

With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page

A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere

Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes.

Robert Rubin saves " the last, monumental prototype that Bucky was working on when he died".

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.

A heat wave vulnerability map goes viral, boosting interactive technology that helps make important environmental data accessible.

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day.

Our photo of the day comes from Merced, California.

Our photo of the day comes from Jackson County, Oregon.

Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.

The US postal service is destroying the whole series because of safety concerns.

Eyeglass World launches first retail collection of smart glass technologies in the U.S., including specially designed prescription lens options and hardware for Recon, Vuzix and Epson wearable devices.

Years ago, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope launched with an error in the telescope’s mirror, which blurred its images for its first years in orbit. For NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope that is traveling much farther out in space, there can’t be a mistake. Abbott scientists created a technology to calibrate the mirrors on NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, which is now the same technology used in the iDesign System that allows ophthalmologists to map the human eye with great precision for a highly personalized LASIK treatment.

Angela Stent, author of 'The Limits of Partnership: US-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century,' warns that attention will fall on Vladimir Putin as to whether Crimea will join Russia officially.

Wednesday's lottery prize will be the largest since last February.

Restaurant Brands said on Friday comparable sales at its Popeyes fast-food chain surged 26.2%, surpassing Wall Street expectations, powered by demand for its popular chicken sandwiches.

In an empty stadium with strict coronavirus protocols enforced, probably the first spit- and snot-free match in football history drew legions of online fans to South Korea

So football is back. Jeonbuk Motors and Suwon Bluewings opened the coronavirus-delayed K-League season in an empty stadium in the south-west city of Jeonju on Friday evening and for legions of online fans around the world, starved of football by the pandemic, the exertions were a sporting balm. It is fair to say that no football match played on South Korean soil had attracted this level of international interest since the 2002 World Cup finals.

With the exceptions of Belarus, Burundi, Tajikistan and Nicaragua, the global game has been at a virtual standstill, presenting the K-League with an opportunity to fill the hole left by the postponement or cancellation of all other major competitions.

photo taken April 2020

"I was thinking about how disjointedly time seemed to flow, passing in a blur at times, with single images standing out more clearly than others. And then, at other times, every second was significant, etched in my mind."

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