Category: Science
It’s Happening: NASA Says SpaceX’s First Crewed Space Flight Can Launch Next Wednesday
NASA gave the green light on Friday to next week’s launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel – the first crewed space flight from…
People Are Still Terrible at Correctly Using Medical-Grade Face Masks And Respirators
Masks have become a defining icon of the COVID-19 pandemic, in spite of some confusing advice about what people should and shouldn’t be wearing. While face…
Jupiter Is So Huge, Our Solar System Almost Had Two Suns
About half of all the star systems in the galaxy are made of pairs or triplets of stars. Our Solar System features just one star,…
The Dream of “Disconnected Psychology”
A thought-provoking paper proposes a way to advance psychology: by encouraging researchers to ignore previous work in the field. The piece is called Unburdening the…
Studies in monkeys show that coronavirus immunity holds up in vaccine treatments
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Walking correctly takes work—here’s how to improve every step
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The Promise of Antibody Treatments for Covid-19
“We need vaccines,” immunologist Jacob Glanville says. He knows about combating infections; the fast-talking, curly-haired former Pfizer staff scientist has spent years searching for a…
Kids Aren’t Spared From the Coronavirus. A New Inflammatory Condition in Children is on the Rise.
Children have started arriving at hospitals with a distinct set of symptoms during the pandemic. The condition is rare — about 150 kids in New…
The coronavirus doesn’t care about your long weekend plans.
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Trump’s favorite COVID-19 drug might actually increase risk of death
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