Antibodies can change to counter new forms of the shape-shifting virus, research hints.

We are in a race against time to get global transmission rates low enough to prevent the emergence and spread of new variants.

The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viruses.

For the vast majority of people, COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. But further research is needed to understand the causes of rare adverse events.

A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.

Even the biggest chocolate lovers, though, might not recognize what this ancient food has in common with kimchi and kombucha: its flavors are due to fermentation.

The discovery challenges the idea that the origins of our species were linked to coastal environments.

The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.

Man and woman with nothing in between, gender as identical to sex ― those who deny the existence of intersex and transgender people like to point to biology. But science actually proves them wrong.

Fifty years ago, Paul Erdős and two other mathematicians came up with a graph theory problem that they thought they might solve on the spot. A team of mathematicians has finally settled it.

NOTE: This is a big deal, so we've added 2 additional articles (one from Fermilab)

Experiments with particles known as muons suggest that there are forms of matter and energy vital to the nature and evolution of the cosmos that are not yet known to science.

No signs of past life have emerged yet, but rocks at the landing site show signs of having been shaped by wind and water.

Super-chilled anti-atoms offer a new way to test symmetry and Einstein's theory of gravity.

The universe is expanding at an ever-increasing rate, and while no one is sure why, researchers with the Dark Energy Survey (DES) have updated a strategy for figuring it out.

Imagine a future with a mask you forget you’re wearing.

Buildings covered in plants do more than just make the cityscape attractive – they contribute to human well-being and action on climate change.

A clever study suggests that you simply can’t unknow your food's carbon footprint.

Artificial living organisms can move material in swarms and record information

Scientists up to create the next version of Xenobots - tiny biological robots that self-assemble, carry out tasks, and can repair themselves. Now they can move faster, and record information.

Substituting the inefficient glazing areas of buildings with energy efficient smart glazing windows has great potential to decrease energy consumption for lighting and temperature control.

Here are two facts about potatoes: They’re extremely nutritious and you should probably cut back on how often you eat them.

Cosmos, April 06, 2021

Researchers highlight five important facts to help curb allergy symptoms.

Link is with processed meat but not with unprocessed red meat or poultry

Box breathing is a simple technique that a person can do anywhere, including at a work desk or in a cafe.

Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleaners in the US.

Wolf packs are nuclear families led by dominant 'alpha wolves,' or parents

Magma viscosity could help scientists identify the hazards of future eruptions.

Heavy rains preceded the worms' appearance.

Genetic sequencing dating back 45,000 years shows intermixing with Neanderthals more common than previously thought

Embryonic cells can self-assemble into new living forms that don’t resemble the bodies they usually generate, challenging old ideas of what defines an organism.

For years it was only environmental groups that objected to the idea of digging up metals from the deep sea. But now BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung are lending their weight to calls for a moratorium on the proposals.

The chemicals were found in rural and urban rainwater.

The healthcare climate footprint is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 514 coal-fired plants but health workers are finding ways to cut waste.

To prosecute and imprison political leaders and corporate executives would require a parsing of legal boundaries and a recalibration of criminal accountability.

More of the coastal vegetation could lessen stress on corals and shellfish.

The concentration of the heat-trapping gas topped 420 parts per million, while the planet has warmed more than two degrees.

A report by BlackRock, the world’s largest investment house, shows that those who have divested have profited not only morally but also financially.

The companies have been slow to make emissions reductions pledges, and have worked to undercut climate and environmental legislation.

As the planet warms, it isn’t just humans who are feeling the heat — trees are too. Rising temperatures are disrupting a primary engine of life on Earth: photosynthesis.

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level.