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WHO’s partners can now start ordering mpox vaccines, despite approval still pending NEWSThe World Health Organization said on Friday that its partners, including Gavi and Unicef, can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the UN health agency, in a bid to get inoculations to Africa faster as the continent battles an escalating outbreak of the virus.Traditionally, organisations such as Gavi, which help lower-income countries buy vaccines, can only start purchasing shots once they have approval from the WHO. But the rules have been relaxed in this instance to get talks moving, as the WHO’s approval is due…
Smoothie bars may need to make contingency plans.Banana RepublicA deadly infection responsible for wiping out a commercial variety of bananas back in the 1950s and 1960s has once again reared its ugly head in recent years, threatening to make extinct the entire supply of the world’s most popular fruit.To eradicate this banana disease, dubbed fusarium wilt, scientists have been sifting through its genetic makeup for the last decade and may have found a breakthrough to tame this fungal pathogen, as detailed in a new study published in the journal Nature Microbiology.The researchers, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, found…
Refresh 2024-08-23T14:13:38.915Z SpaceX’s new glimpse at Polaris Dawn spacewalkSpaceX has released a new computer animation of what the Polaris Dawn private spacwalk will look like next week when Jared Isaacman opens the Dragon capsule hatch. The rendering shows what appears to be handrails extending out from the Dragon hatch, which Isaacman can use to help stand up with most of his body outside of the spacecraft. The depiction shows the Dragon crewmember with their feet still inside the capsule, likely strapped into a stabilization or mobility aid, which SpaceX and the Polaris Dawn crew have worked to develop over the last…
The 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (Iau) was held in Cape Town from 2-15 August, bringing together the world’s best minds in astronomy and physics. On 14 August at the Inaf (National Institute of Astrophysics) booth, the handovers of the event passed to Italy. The next edition will in fact be held in Rome, from 9 to 19 August 2027. 3000 astronomers from all over the world are expected. During the brief press event, Willie Benz, President of the Iau, emphasised the historical importance of the collaboration between Italy and the Iau, which began in 1919, while…
Astrophysics whizz kid Harini Pillay won a national award in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition held online in Germany. To infinity and beyond, that is where 17-year-old Harini Pillay is headed. She hopes to be a NASA astronaut one day and be among the “real stars”, a dream she intends to make her reality. Harini, who lives in Arena Park, Chatsworth, is a Grade 11 pupil at Eden College, Glenwood. She added that her driving force to excel has been her teachers, who encourage the pupils to excel at everything. Her family have also been instrumental in her success…
The XXXII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ends today in Cape Town, South Africa, closing out the first flagship meeting of the IAU to take place on the African continent. The rich scientific programme brought together 2050 in-person participants and around 609 attending online. As the first fully open-access General Assembly, the conference represented a milestone in public engagement, and also kicked off the longer celebration of Africa Astro Month, with numerous public engagement activities to continue throughout August. The XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, ended on 15 August 2024, after two vibrant weeks of…
In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a kilometre or more. Taken aback by the dramatic scenery, I was struck by a question: how on Earth did it form? The outer shell of our planet is fractured into seven or eight major sections, or tectonic plates, on which the continents sit. We expect to see the continents rise up at the active boundaries of these plates, where volcanism and earthquakes are often concentrated. But why – and how – do…
Cross section through Earth showing the mantle. Credit: USGS In 2005, I was navigating winding roads through the Drakensberg Mountains, in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Towering cliff-like features known as escarpments interrupt the landscape, rising up by a kilometer or more. Taken aback by the dramatic scenery, I was struck by a question: how on Earth did it form? The outer shell of our planet is fractured into seven or eight major sections, or tectonic plates, on which the continents sit. We expect to see the continents rise up at the active boundaries of these plates, where volcanism and earthquakes are…
An international group of astronomers has joined efforts seeking to establish a separate time zone for the moon. The French-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a resolution on the matter during the group’s General Assembly meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The resolution calls on space organizations around the world to cooperate on establishing a standard clock for the moon. The moon’s orbital movements around Earth make one day on the lunar surface equal to 29.5 Earth days. And because the moon has less gravity compared to Earth, time moves slightly faster there, about 58.7 microseconds quicker each day.…
Scientists may have a solution for a longstanding fungus problem This article was originally published by a www.msn.com . Read the Original article here. .