Immunizations are intended to stop diseases like the coronavirus. But there are a range of other long-term societal benefits from vaccines. ...read more
NASA is about to fly a rotorcraft on another planet for the first time. And for the engineers who built the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, it's a Wright brothers moment. ...read more
At the top of Everest, where the ground juts up toward space, the highest-altitude weather stations are now taking stock of our changing planet. ...read more
The U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking. ...read more
Preliminary results of a study show dexamethasone improves survival more effectively than remdesivir among severely ill COVID-19 patients. ...read more