A new generation of detectors let scientists identify a dozen large episodes of bioluminescence, one a hundred times larger than Manhattan — and that’s the smallest.
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Breakthrough Covid Cases: Uncommon and Often Mild, but Not Always
Vaccination remains the best defense, health experts say. But some infections occur regardless, and can come as a traumatic surprise.
Seeking Early Signals of Dementia in Driving and Credit Scores
The pathologies underlying brain decline can begin years before symptoms emerge. Can everyday behavior provide warning?
The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty
As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus.
How The US is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty Due to the Pandemic
As the pandemic takes an unexpected direction, Americans again must reckon with twists in scientific understanding of the virus.
Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find
Federal health officials said the new data justified a campaign of booster shots. But some scientists disagreed, saying not every American needs another dose.
Early Data Hints at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections
With the arrival of the contagious Delta variant, Covid hospitalizations and deaths among vaccinated Americans also may have increased, according to preliminary figures.
How Peppers Proliferated Around the Planet
In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto our plates.
What If You Could Become Invisible to Mosquitoes?
Using Crispr, scientists have taken the first step toward creating a mosquito that is blind to human hosts.
Breakthrough Infections and the Delta Variant: What to Know
Scientific understanding of the coronavirus variant is changing quickly. Here’s a recap of the most important findings.