Humans Have Been Sharing Food With Animals for Centuries. Why Is That?
Researchers want to learn more about the connections between humans and the feeding of birds, beasts and other fauna.
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Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs?
Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs?
The Senate is considering Eric S. Lander's nomination after months of delay. Some experts ask if an adviser can actually have an impact.
They Call It a 'Women's Disease.' She Wants to Redefine It.
As a bioengineer, Linda Griffith once grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. Now she is reframing endometriosis as a key to unlocking some of biology's greatest secrets.
Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies find
The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.
The Covid-19 Plasma Boom Is Over. What Did We Learn From It?
The US government's bet on plasma gave the country a real-time education in the pitfalls of testing a medical treatment in the middle of an emergency. Medical science is messy and slow. And when a treatment fails, which is often, it can be difficult for its strongest proponents to let it go.
Could the Pandemic Prompt an 'Epidemic of Loss' of Women in the Sciences?
Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point.
Are You Confused by Scientific Jargon? So Are Scientists
Scientific papers containing lots of specialized terminology are less likely to be cited by other researchers.
Biden Made a Promise to Scientists. He Can Still Keep It.
Researchers who receive federal help consistently fail to report their results to the public. The government should hold them accountable.
Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus
Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus
Collaborating with devoted colleagues, Dr. Kariko laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines turning the tide of the pandemic.
U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even As Problems Mounted
The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.
Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine
A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.
The Ocean's Youngest Monsters Are Ready for Glamour Shots
Divers practicing blackwater photography are helping marine scientists gain new insights into fish larvae.
W.H.O. Inquiry on the Pandemic's Origin: What We Know
Did Covid-19 come from animal markets? It's unclear. Did it emerge from a lab? Also unclear. Here's what a new W.H.O. report says - including questions that the agency's own chief raised about the findings.
They Had Mild COVID-19. Then Their Serious Symptoms Kicked In.
A new study illuminates the complex array of neurological issues experienced by people months after their coronavirus infections.
14 Lessons for the Next Pandemic
We asked doctors, scientists, public health experts and health advocates to take a look back - what would they redo, if they could?
There's a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
There's a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth's land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past.
Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll
The intervention was the earliest action yet known in an effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that concealed how many nursing home residents died in the pandemic.
The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth.
"It almost seems like a magical thing," said one of the astronomers involved in studying the lunar phenomenon.
New Technique Reveals Centuries of Secrets in Locked Letters
M.I.T. researchers have devised a virtual-reality technique that lets them read old letters that were mailed not in envelopes but in the writing paper itself after being folded into elaborate enclosures.
Why Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what's the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names?
Opinion | The Secret Life of a Coronavirus
An oily, 100-nanometer-wide bubble of genes has killed more than two million people and reshaped the world. Scientists don't quite know what to make of it.
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here's Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here's Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life.
How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead
Significantly less government funding was put towards researching treatments than vaccines. And national efforts to coordinate and recruit sick patients into trials were insufficient. The next few months will still bring many sick people - and doctors have woefully few drugs with which to treat them.
Two Masks Are the New Masks
Double-masking is a sensible and easy way to lower your risk when you have to spend more time around others - in a taxi, on a train or plane, or at an inauguration.
A 'Nerve Center' for Climate in the Biden White House
Joseph R. Biden Jr. will bring with him the largest team of climate change experts ever assembled in the White House, and action on global warming is expected quickly.
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