Daily Archives: 02/07/2021


DRC Confirms Ebola Death

The Democratic Republic of Congo reported Sunday that a woman died of Ebola, three months after the country declared an end to a previous outbreak.   The woman’s husband had contracted the disease and survived in the previous 2020 outbreak. …


3 Spacecraft Arriving on Mars in Quick Succession

After hurtling hundreds of millions of kilometers through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars.  The stakes — and anxiety — are sky high.  The United Arab Emirates’ orbiter reaches Mars on …


‘Drastic’ Declines in Cambodia’s Endangered Wildlife

Deep in the deciduous tropical forests on the Srepok River banks, Bun Tropin has a routine as he stations himself at the Mereuch Base for the armed forest rangers of Cambodia’s Ministry of the Environment.The base has a long history …


AstraZeneca Vaccine Less Effective Versus South African Variant

With the world in a race between the spread of coronavirus variants and vaccinating millions, AstraZeneca announced Saturday that early data shows its vaccine provides limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of the virus.The test …