There’s no doubt that 2020 was difficult for everyone and tragic for many. But now vaccines against COVID-19 are finally being administered – giving a much needed… Read More

Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one acre of grass. If you tie a goat to the inside of the fence, how long a… Read More

In 1995, Katalin Karikó was at her lowest ebb. A biochemist at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Karikó had dedicated much of the previous two decades to… Read More

Most had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after contracting the virus. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide. Read More

Most people know the world’s oceans are on the rise, but further inland, the scales of climate change are tipping in the exact opposite direction. Read More

On December 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization. The vaccine is the second to win approval in the US,… Read More

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male… Read More

Most of the alien civilizations that ever dotted our galaxy have probably killed themselves off already. Read More