SCIENCE

'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a… Read more

Japanese spacecraft’s gifts: Asteroid chips like charcoal

TOKYO— They resemble small fragments of charcoal, but the soil samples collected from an asteroid and returned to Earth by a Japanese spacecraft were… Read more

Your brain on cortisol: Why overstressed gray matter is leading us astray in lockdown

When it comes to vices during the pandemic, simply put, it's been difficult to say "no." Drinking an extra glass of wine here, eating half a birthday… Read more

The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19

NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy.

When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what… Read more

What scientists still want to know about the new coronavirus variant in the U.K.

A new variant of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom has sparked alarm across the globe, but scientists say there is still much… Read more

Science Says: Diet plays big role in how huge whales can get

NEW YORK — Whales are big, but why aren’t they bigger? A new study says it’s basically about how many calories they can take in.

That’s the… Read more

Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?

Not until there’s enough data from studies in different age groups, which will stretch well into next year.

The Pfizer vaccine authorized in… Read more

Scientists reinvent the atomic clock, making it far more accurate

Scientists from MIT have developed what they believe is the most accurate atomic clock ever constructed. The clock, which utilizes quantum entanglement… Read more