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By Seth Gellman Source: Blue Origin, NYT Blue Origin, a rocket venture owned by Jeff Bezos, launched its space tourism rocket to the edge of Earth’s...

By Grace Hwang Source: TheStreet Due to the coronavirus, the US entered a steep economic recession in February. But now that some businesses have reopened, it...

Emmanuelle Charpentier, a French professor, and Jennifer Doudna, an American biochemist, are the 6th and 7th women to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 is a molecular tool that can be used to make precise incisions in the genetic material, making it easier to edit genetic code. This discovery revolutionized molecular life sciences, bringing new opportunities with breathtaking potential.

By Grace Hwang Source: Associated Press On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed to normalize relations with Israel after Israel agreed to...

By Seth Gellman Source: TASS Belarus, a former Soviet republic bordering Russia, has been experiencing turmoil since the reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9th....

There have been worries about the US economy and how it will be impacted for decades. Speculation has run wild as the world tries to combat climate change. The future is looking increasingly uncertain for the largest economy in the world if climate change isn’t combatted swiftly, but seldom has it been put into words of the disaster that will come if climate change isn’t stopped.

On October 2nd at 12:54 AM, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he and his wife, Melania, had tested positive for COVID-19. The news came shortly after Trump announced that he and Melania would go into quarantine after Counselor to the President, Hope Hicks, had tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling with the President and First Lady.

September 18, 2020: a day that marked a significant loss in the fight for equal rights. The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This year’s record breaking hyperactive hurricanes in the Atlantic have five active tropical cyclones spinning synchronously. An event like this is only the second of it’s kind known to man. The five systems are Hurricane Sally, Hurricane Paulette, Tropical Storm Teddy, Tropical Storm Vicky, and Tropical Depression Rene.

Just when we thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse with its record-breaking hurricane season and rampant wildfires, a tropical storm has risen from the dead.