Science

Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' is a sweeping indictment of the CDC
In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get others to look at the data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread.
NASA makes new plans for Ingenuity helicopter on Mars
NASA announced Friday that it will increase operational testing of its Ingenuity helicopter following four successful test flights off the surface of Mars.
'Forgotten astronaut' Michael Collins dies
Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.
CDC says vaccinated Americans can now go outside without a mask
U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some cases, too.
The secret mission to unearth part of a 142-year-old experiment
Scientists in Michigan went out in the dead of night to dig up part of an unusual long-term experiment. It's a research study that started in 1879 and is handed from one generation to the next.