A week after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated, a senior scientist at the National Institutes of Health was preparing to give an invited talk at a scientific meeting when an urgent call came in from an administrative assistant. There is a total communications ban, the scientist was told, and you cannot give the speech. As
While many dream of being struck with superpowers overnight, this group of men have shocked the world with their extraordinary abilities. Scientists believe evolutionary adaptations in humans, such as surviving in low oxygen areas or deep divers being able to hold their breath for more than five minutes, may be the closest we will come
There’s no way to cheat death, but science shows there are better ways to go than others. Though dying in your sleep has long been considered the easiest way out, it’s not always as peaceful as it seems. Death during sleep could be from a variety of causes, including heart failure, sleep apnea, diabetes, and
Amid the torrent of executive orders signed by President Trump were directives that affect the language on government web pages and the public’s access to government data touching on climate change, the environment, energy and public health. In the past two months, hundreds of terabytes of digital resources analyzing data have been taken off government
In this week’s Short Wave roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber talk about the origins of life on Earth, what bird brains illuminate about human speech and how ADHD is mischaracterized on TikTok.
And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show.
A South African scientist who allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill a colleague at a remote Antarctic research station snapped after the expedition’s team leader decided to change their work schedule, according to a government official. The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some
An illustration of the measles virus showing giant multinucleated cells, or Warthin-Finkeldey cells. These cells are found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of a measles infection. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images An illustration of the measles virus showing giant multinucleated cells, or Warthin-Finkeldey
Adam Scott as Mark Scout in the series Severance, now streaming on Apple TV+. AppleTV+ hide caption toggle caption AppleTV+ Adam Scott as Mark Scout in the series Severance, now streaming on Apple TV+. AppleTV+ What if we had the ultimate work-life balance? This fundamental question underlies the hit Apple TV+ show Severance – now
Until 2020, few Americans needed to think about how viruses spread or how the human immune system works. The pandemic offered a painful crash course. Sometimes, it seemed that the science was evolving as quickly the virus itself. So The New York Times asked experts to revisit the nightmare. Of the most significant public health