Beirut blast was 'historically' powerful
The blast that devastated large parts of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, experts say.
New Reactor Design Could Produce First Ever Energy-Positive Fusion Reaction
A startup chasing the holy grail of energy production has published peer-reviewed scientific papers validating the physics of their approach
Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think
Humanity’s most recent common ancestor and so-called genetic isopoint illustrate the surprising connections among our family trees
Japan’s government must seek out expert scientists
Ministers can be bizarrely ignorant of the pressing scientific and technical issues of the day
Rare Fossil Reveals Cicada Entombed in Opal
An insect trapped in a precious gem points to new places to search for ancient life
Study Points to Novel Role for Microglia in Down Syndrome
Overactive immune cells identified in a mouse model and in postmortem human brain tissue may offer a potential therapeutic target for cognitive delays associated with the condition, researchers report.
Irregular Menstruation Was Just Linked to Early Death. Here's Why That's Important
Length and quality of a person's menstrual cycle can be a crucial indicator of overall health
Faraway Magma Reservoirs Complicate Volcano Monitoring
One third of volcanoes may have molten reserves kilometers away
Stomach Acid & Heartburn Drugs Linked with COVID-19 Outcomes
While sick with COVID-19, President Trump is taking an antacid. Doctors have been exploring whether these medicines can treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, and the results are mixed.
Can’t smell stinky fish? It might be in your genes
When exposed to the reek of fish, people with a particular mutation tend to misidentify the odour ― or not detect it at all.
A NASA mission is about to capture carbon-rich dust from a former water world
If successful, OSIRIS-REx could carry up to 1 kilogram of carbon-rich material from the dawn of the Solar System
Convalescent Blood Plasma Safe, Effective for COVID-19
Convalescent blood plasma is a useful and relatively safe therapy for COVID-19, and perhaps should be used more widely
When the Only Clinical Choices Are 'Lose-Lose'
Among the many tolls inflicted on healthcare workers by COVID-19 is one that is not as easily measured as rates of death or disease, but is no less tangible: moral injury.
What’s Special About Bat Viruses? What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us
The immune systems of bats are weird, but we don’t know how weird, how they got that way or enough about other animals.
In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Editors at the world’s leading medical journal said the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”
More Humans Are Growing an Extra Artery in Our Arms, Showing We're Still Evolving
Subtle shifts in our anatomy today demonstrate how unpredictable evolution can be
Covid: South Asian hospital patients 'at greater risk of dying'
Black and South Asian patients are more severely affected by Covid-19 than white patients at different stages of the disease, research suggests.
COVID Could Add 20K+ Americans a Day to 'Preexisting Conditions'
Daily 20,000 Americans between 20 and 60 years of age could be classified as living with a "preexisting condition" because of COVID-19
Groundbreaking new coronavirus vaccine candidate also kills the flu
The vaccine would be administered as a nasal spray rather than a traditional injection so it can generate a response at the typical entry site for these infectious pathogens.
Poisonous Caterpillars That Look Like Bad Wigs Are Popping Up All Over Virginia
No matter how cute and fuzzy this critter looks, don't touch it.
Japanese politician slammed as ‘dinosaur’ after claiming LGBT education would mean ‘no children’
Masateru Shiraishi, 78, warned that if local schools were required to teach students about same-sex families, the ward ‘will have no residents’
Protective antibodies persist for months in survivors of serious COVID-19 infections
The study also demonstrates that measuring antibodies can be an accurate tool for tracking the spread of the virus in the community.
A new species of Darwin wasp from Mexico named in observance of the 2020 quarantine period
The new species goes by the official scientific name Stethantyx covida
Neanderthal DNA May Be COVID Risk
A stretch of Neanderthal DNA has been associated with some cases of severe COVID-19, but it's unclear how much a risk it poses.
Unique vine 'greenhouses' found by 91-year-old nature volunteer
Has a "unique" way of using its leaves to curl around its fruits to envelop them in a protective microclimate