Common insecticide widespread in Minnesota deer herdMarch 1, 2021 3:00 p.m.By Dan GundersonResearchers have found a commonly used insecticide in two thirds of the white tailed deer spleens collected from across Minnesota. It’s still unclear what the health effects on deer in the wild might be.
4min 09secHow fast are oceans rising? The answer may be in century-old shipping logsMarch 1, 2021 9:44 a.m.By Lauren Sommer A century ago, the shipping industry recorded the daily ebb and flow of tides. Now, those records are becoming crucial for forecasting how fast sea levels are rising in a warming climate.
CDC panel endorses Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccineFebruary 28, 2021 6:25 p.m.By Nell Greenfieldboyce A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given its blessing to a new one-shot vaccine for COVID-19. The move comes one day after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for emergency use.
Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccineFebruary 27, 2021 5:46 p.m.By The Associated PressThe U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
4min 57secScientists talked to people in their dreams — and they answeredFebruary 27, 2021 10:15 a.m.By James Doubek Scientists have found that two-way communication is possible with someone who is asleep and dreaming. Specifically, with people who are lucid dreaming — that is, dreaming while being aware you're dreaming.
COVID-19 vaccine makers' booster shots aim at a moving target: Coronavirus variantsFebruary 25, 2021 12:53 p.m.By Bill ChappellIn the future, different circumstances will likely determine which vaccine or booster a person receives, based on their antibodies — and which variant is common in their region.
43min 53secFighting wildfires with fire: Why scientists are using prescribed burns to manage forests February 24, 2021 5:33 p.m.By Kerri Miller and Marcheta FornoffA researcher and a reporter talk about using prescribed burns to reduce the threat of forest fires.
5min 27secWhat’s it like to be part of an adolescent COVID-19 vaccine trial? February 23, 2021 10:32 a.m.By Cathy WurzerThe FDA has greenlighted Pfizer’s vaccine for people age 16 and older, and Moderna’s version for those aged 18 and up. Now, trials are underway to test whether those vaccines are safe and effective for younger populations.
NASA releases Mars landing video: 'Stuff of our dreams'February 22, 2021 5:33 p.m.By The Associated PressThe footage is so good and so amazing that members of the rover's landing team say they feel as though they're riding along.
'The sky's not even the limit': Cancer survivor to become youngest American in spaceFebruary 22, 2021 3:23 p.m.By Rachel Treisman Physician assistant and pediatric bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, will be one of four crew members on the world's first all-civilian mission to space at the end of this year.