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December 20st, 2021

Caution: The Omicron strain of the corona virus is spreading. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Are the booster vaccines for corona effective against the Omicron strain? Everything you need to know

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It seems that leumicron has the ability to bypass existing immunity, either from a vaccine or in convalescents. However, it seems that it is more difficult to cause a serious illness in those vaccinated with the booster shot, so experts recommend getting vaccinated as soon as possible
Doomsday of the dinosaurs. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Last Spring of the Dinosaurs: Groundbreaking Study Pinpoints the Season of the Chicxulub Asteroid Collision

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Groundbreaking research confirms the time of year when an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and 75% of life on Earth
In the growth plate in the tibia of a mouse (left), the cartilage cells grow gradually, from the smallest, at the edge of the bone (in blue), to the largest, closer to the center (in red). In a mouse with a mutation in the Gdf5 gene (right) the gradual growth goes wrong

How we grow: the XNUMXD version

The institute's scientists developed an innovative method for examining hundreds of thousands of cartilage cells in XNUMXD - and with it revealed new information about bone growth
Depletion of sea ice cover near Greenland. In particular, the ancient ice (in white color) has almost disappeared and most of the remaining ice is new. NOAA Climate.gov/NSIDC

Climate disruptions, extreme weather events and global connections: the Arctic is crying out

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By Matthew Druckenmiller, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Rick Thoman, Alaska Climatologist, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila Moon, Deputy Chief Scientist, National Snow Data Center and Ice (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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