CDC Panel to Review Childhood Vaccines: What’s at Stake
Update: After this story was published, an updated draft agenda for the ACIP meeting was posted. According to the schedule, the committee will no longer
Measles Death Shows How Virus Can Hide in the Brain for Years
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JWST Sees Hints of an Atmosphere on a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
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Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth
September 6, 2025 3 min read A Mammoth Toothache: Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth of Ancient Mammoth Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in
Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive Study Finds
September 3, 2025 3 min read Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive Study Finds Spouses often share psychiatric diagnoses, according to an analysis of
AI Spots Hidden Signs of Consciousness in Comatose Patients before Doctors Do
August 31, 2025 3 min read AI Spots Hidden Signs of Consciousness in Comatose Patients before Doctors Do A machine-learning algorithm spotted signs of “covert
Deep-Sea Worm Produces Orpiment, a Toxic Yellow Pigment Used in Historical Art
August 28, 2025 2 min read This Deep-Sea Worm Creates a Toxic Yellow Pigment Found in Rembrandt and Cézanne Paintings A deep-sea worm that lives
Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.
August 25, 2025 4 min read Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S. This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger
Why Do SpaceX’s Starships Keep Exploding?
“Kaboom” is not the sound you want a rocket ship to make, as a rule. Yet that’s the problem facing the private aerospace company SpaceX
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of Uranus
August 19, 2025 2 min read NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of Uranus Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have