Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Science

New spaceship prepares to blast off and make history

New spaceship prepares to blast off and make history

NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday. This is the first time a new kind of spacecraft has launched astronauts into orbit since the space shuttle.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Herd of fuzzy green 'glacier mice' baffles scientists

Herd of fuzzy green 'glacier mice' baffles scientists

Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers in a coordinated way, and researchers can't explain why the whole group moves at about the same speed and in the same direction.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
New evidence suggests COVID-19 patients on ventilators usually survive

New evidence suggests COVID-19 patients on ventilators usually survive

Early reports suggested death rates as high as 90 percent for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30 percent.
by Jon Hamilton

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
First a pandemic, and now biting gnats 

First a pandemic, and now biting gnats 

There’s another affliction adding to our misery this spring: a variety of gnat that’s proven unusually aggressive — if not outright painful — for people out enjoying the warm weather.
by Tim Nelson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Experts share latest knowledge about COVID-19 science and policy

Experts share latest knowledge about COVID-19 science and policy

The science of the COVID-19 pandemic is driving policy decisions. We explored the latest with two doctors — an infectious disease expert and a health policy researcher.
by Kerri Miller

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
A check-in on Minnesota and its response to the coronavirus pandemic

A check-in on Minnesota and its response to the coronavirus pandemic

Minnesota’s stay-at-home order has been extended, but some restrictions have been loosened. As the state moves toward reopening for business, we turn to a guest from the Minnesota Department of Health and a doctor to look at how the state has responded so far and what’s ahead in terms of testing and treatment needs.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
'Murder Hornets,' with sting that can kill, land in U.S.

'Murder Hornets,' with sting that can kill, land in U.S.

The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the "Murder Hornet" with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
A look at the science of coronavirus as the country loosens restrictions

A look at the science of coronavirus as the country loosens restrictions

All eyes are on states that are loosening social distancing restrictions and what that means for the spread and treatment of COVID-19 infections. We look at these moves, along with the latest science, with two epidemiologists.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
NASA names firms in competition to build next-gen lunar lander

NASA names firms in competition to build next-gen lunar lander

Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Dynetics, a Huntsville, Ala.- based firm, will share $967 million to develop a vehicle to get astronauts to the moon's surface by 2024.
by Scott Neuman

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!