Snapped cables left the iconic instrument damaged beyond repair.
20-minute COVID-19 test highly effective, trials suggest
The OptiGene RT-Lamp test identifies 79 per cent of positive COVID-19 cases.
If some of the many thousands of human volunteers needed to test coronavirus vaccines could have been replaced by digital replicas—one of this year’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies—COVID-19 vaccines might have been developed even faster, saving untold lives. Soon virtual clinical trials could be a reality for testing new vaccines […]
Mysterious black spot in polar explorer’s diary offers gruesome clue to his fate
Jørgen Brønlund was the last to die during the ill-fated mission in Greenland.
London AI lab DeepMind claims breakthrough that could accelerate drug discovery
Undersea Earthquakes Reveal Sound Warming Info
Travel time differences for sound waves produced by undersea earthquakes in the same place at different times can provide details about ocean warming.
Chinese submarine reaches the deepest place on Earth
This is about as low as any person can go.
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, final analysis shows
The company is planning to file for an Emergency Use Authorization today.
Living at low gravity could alter your DNA, suggests study of worms in space
Spending just days on the International Space Station could alter 1,000 genes, indicates a new study on worms.
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.