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To Test Zika Vaccines, Scientists Need A New Outbreak
Researchers are eager to test promising vaccines against Zika, the virus that sparked a global health emergency last year.But uncertainty over whether the… -
Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Size Planets Around A Nearby Star
A small, faint star relatively close by is home to seven Earth-size planets with conditions that could be right for liquid water and maybe even life.The… -
Cannibalism: It's 'Perfectly Natural,' A New Scientific History Argues
There are very few scenarios where I could see myself considering the flesh of a fellow human being as food, and the ultimatum "eat today or die tomorrow"… -
This Flying Laboratory Helps Scientists Track Greenhouse Gases
Some of the world’s most sophisticated equipment for measuring air pollution and greenhouse gases is currently flying around the Earth, capturing a… -
The Burning Problem Of China's Garbage
Sitting inside a glass-encased cockpit, two men fiddle with joysticks controlling giant claws outside. They look like they're playing at a vending machine… -
Scientists: Unanticipated Consequences Of Trump's Research Hostility Could Harm Public
To say that scientists are concerned about the future of science-based policy under the Trump administration is an understatement. Andrew Rosenberg,… -
Why Killer Viruses Are On The Rise
Pygmy elephants. Monkeys with noses the size of beer cans. And a deer so small you could cradle it like a baby.And right there, sitting on a leaf, is the… -
'Implicit Bias' May Account For A Glaring Disparity In Health Care Screening
Here’s a startling figure: More than half of Asian Americans with Type 2 diabetes don't even know they have it. That compares to one in four Americans… -
'Implicit Bias' May Account For A Glaring Disparity In Health Care Screening
Here’s a startling figure: More than half of Asian Americans with Type 2 diabetes don’t even know they have it. That compares to one in four Americans… -
Carnivorous Plants Around The Globe Use Similar Deadly Tricks
Plants that feed on flesh have fascinated scientists going all the way back to Charles Darwin, and researchers now have new insight into how these…
