SCIENCE

Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize–Winning Work on mRNA Was Long Ignored—And Led to COVID Vaccines

Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born biochemist, dedicated her life’s work to messenger RNA (mRNA), which she always believed had the potential…

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Biden Awards Three Climate Experts Nation’s Highest Science Honor

January 6, 20252 min readBiden Awards Three Climate Experts Nation’s Highest Science HonorRichard Alley, Lawrence Edwards and David Tilman were…

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Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025

January 3, 20253 min readHeliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025The science of the sun and its effects on the…

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Meet Pearl Young, Who ‘Raised Hell’ at NASA’s Predecessor

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Thirteen years before any…

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For the New Year, the FDA Is Changing What Foods Can Be Called ‘Healthy’

Until now, an orange couldn’t be called healthy, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The fruit has 70 calories,…

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Wikipedia Searches Reveal Differing Styles of Curiosity

December 24, 20242 min readWikipedia Searches Reveal Differing Styles of CuriosityMapping explorers of Wikipedia rabbit holes revealed three different styles…

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How Feminism Can Guide Climate Change Action

This year is projected to be the hottest on record. The latest United Nations estimates indicate that, without radical and…

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Biden Pledges Huge Climate Emissions Cuts He Can’t Enforce. Here’s Why It Still Matters

CLIMATEWIRE | President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will strengthen the United States’ climate target by aiming to cut…

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Ferns’ ‘Backward’ Evolution Reveals Life’s Meandering Path

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Imagine a photograph of…

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Luigi Mangione’s Alleged Ghost Gun and Other Antisurveillance Tech, Explained

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, allegedly took…

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