Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on Covid-19 Vaccines
Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions…
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F.D.A. Approves Remdesivir as First Drug to Treat Covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it had formally approved remdesivir as…
Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say
The trends for older children are much harder to discern. But over all, they suggest…
No Grumpy Old Men in the World of Chimps
Older male chimps follow a pattern that researchers also see in humans, preferring to have…
These Winged Dinosaurs Hurtled Through the Trees like Haywire Hang Gliders
During a blip in time in the late Jurassic, a dinosaur that weighed no more…
Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid Misinformation
President Trump backed hydroxychloroquine for weeks and publicly asked whether Americans should inject themselves with…
J. Michael Lane, a General in the Rout of Smallpox, Dies at 84
“Obviously we were happy and elated,” Dr. Lane said in July in a phone interview…
NASA Touched an Asteroid. How Much Will It Bring Home?
When NASA’s OSIRIS-REX spacecraft touched the surface of an asteroid on Tuesday to gather a…
Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues
HAPPY, Texas — Randy Shields looked out at a sea of cattle at the sprawling…
Meet the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle. It’s Almost Uncrushable.
In 2015, Jesus Rivera filmed a very unusual science experiment for posterity. On the asphalt…