The only way to know if a medical treatment actually works is with a randomized-controlled trial. ...read more

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An infected and impatient world needs protection from Covid-19, but rushing it won't be easy. How can we speed up a complicated process? ...read more

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The remaining Mississippi Delta marshes, covering an area larger than Connecticut, are already doomed by sea level rise — and others around the world could be too ...read more

Recent findings show the dinosaur may have been more comfortable in water than on land. But a full skeleton has never been found, leaving researchers to construct the beast’s image with scattered evidence. ...read more

Over 1.5 billion children can't go to school right now. An online program called Earth School hopes to help by offering kids, parents and teachers dozens of science "quests." ...read more

Does psychology need researchers who "don't follow the discipline’s norms and conventions"? ...read more

Fevers, rashes, nausea and other less-visible symptoms point to the mysterious Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome apparently related to the coronavirus. ...read more

Researchers piece together the stories of the smallest ancient laborers. ...read more