What Defines a ‘Pandemic,’ and How Are They Stopped?
Pandemic does not equal panic. Here’s the science behind the term as the novel coronavirus starts spreading more widely in the United States. ...read more
Pandemic does not equal panic. Here’s the science behind the term as the novel coronavirus starts spreading more widely in the United States. ...read more
A new study offers fresh hope in the decades-long quest to grow healthy and nutritious produce in orbit. By next year, NASA astronauts could be eating space-grown lettuce, tomatoes and peppers. ...read more
The name was chosen from 28,000 entries submitted by school children across the U.S. ...read more
A new study tested first-time computer code learners to see what skills predicted their success. They found that language abilities were more important than mathematical acumen. ...read more
Early proponents of genome sequencing made misleading predictions about its potential in medicine. ...read more