A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory illness. But which one?
Many of the viruses that cause upper respiratory infections such as influenza A or B[1] and the virus that causes COVID-19[2] all employ similar tactics. They target the same areas in your...
The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei[1] – the center part of atoms, which make up all matter – were more stable than others. These nuclei had specific numbers of protons or neutrons, or magic numbers, as physicist Eugene Wigner[2] called them....
When Victor Ambros[1] and Gary Ruvkun[2] discovered a new molecule they called microRNA in the 1980s, it was a fascinating diversion from what for decades had been called the central dogma of molecular biology[3].
Recognized with the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine[4], Ambros and Ruvkun had identified a new kind of genetic...
NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035. The trip will take about six to seven months each way and will cover up to 250 million miles (402 million kilometers) each way[1]. The astronauts may spend as many as 500 days on the planet’s surface before returning to Earth.
NASA’s Artemis...