Being fully vaccinated halves the risk of developing long-lasting symptoms from a COVID-19 infection, also known as ‘long COVID’, according to a large UK study. The study, published...
Following a failed first attempt last month, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully drilled and captured a perfect rock core from the Red Planet. This puts scientists one big...
The debris from a colossal cosmic explosion in a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away is no ordinary supernova. According to a new analysis of...
Archaeologists have discovered some of the oldest artifacts ever found to be associated with beer, in a haul from Qiaotou in southern China dating back 9,000...
When somebody near you is fidgeting, it can be annoying. Distracting. Even excruciating. But why? According to a new first-of-its-kind study, the stressful sensations triggered by...
Physicists working on a type of fusion reactor called a stellarator are getting closer to actually harnessing the power of nuclear fusion. According to a new...
So far this year, 11 states have enacted 90 laws meant to restrict abortion – the most in a single year since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Now, lawmakers...
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It’s not a single virus but a clustering of...
As our world continues to heat up dangerously, researchers are investigating the past to see how climate change affected our species in previous eras. A new...
Results from a massive study in Bangladesh unequivocally show that surgical masks reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, scientists say. The results – from the highest-quality, gold-standard...