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What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

What you need to know about variants, vaccines, and breakthrough COVID cases

By Philip Kiefer

A man wearing a grey suit and glasses has a white surgical mask partially covering his mouth and chin. He is walking down a cobblestone street facing towards the camera while others walk facing the other way. It is nighttime and a building and street vendor are in the background.

As Olympics continue, Japan struggles with its largest COVID spike yet

By Lauren Leffer

two gloved hands hold up a black and white globe with a medical mask stretched over it against a blue background with several red coronaviruses on it

How long will we keep wearing masks?

By Eleanor Cummins

A person washing their hands with soap and water spreads soap between their fingers over the basin of a sink.

Why you should recommit to hand-washing to help prevent COVID

By Erin Fennessy

young girl wearing mask

CDC: Vaccinated people in two-thirds of the US should mask up

By Sara Chodosh and Claire Maldarelli

A dark haired person wearing a black and white patterned mask with a red backpack stands in a grocery store aisle, holding up a smartphone in one hand and running their other hand through their hair. They are looking intently at an array of colorful packaged foods.

What the CDC’s new mask guidance means for you

By Lauren Leffer

CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease

CRISPR breaks ground as a one-shot treatment for a rare disease

By Rebecca Sohn

Several glass vials of the COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table top.

Despite surging Delta variant, a national vaccine mandate is unlikely

By Erin Fennessy

how to identify ticks

A guide to the tick species every American should know

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

mosquito biting a human limb

Mosquitoes that carry dengue might not survive rising temperatures

By Kate Baggaley

A healthcare professional administers a shot in an arm to a person in a brown shirt.

The J&J vaccine may be less effective against the Delta variant than we hoped

COVID cases are plaguing the Olympics even before they’ve begun

By Lauren Leffer

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Scientists predicted the current measles outbreaks a year ago

By Sara Chodosh

a pregnant person touches their belly

A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren’t more doctors using it?

By Sarah Yahr Tucker

A blue-gloved hand holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine

moderna covid shot

What you should know about COVID booster shots so far

By Philip Kiefer

A person wearing a surgical hair net, face mask, face shield and protective surgical gown pulls on surgical gloves while standing in a health clinic.

Under-vaccinated hotspots fuel 60 percent increase in US COVID-19 cases

By Erin Fennessy

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

Plexiglass barriers shield cashier stations in grocery store checkout lanes.

This new plexiglass coating could grab viral droplets from the air

The Indie Scientist Who Vows To Leave No Mutation Behind

The Indie Scientist Who Vows To Leave No Mutation Behind

By Aimee Swartz

Teenager dipping toes into a lake or ocean

Your summer guide to sunscreen, from SPF to not-so-magic pills

By Sara Chodosh

A doctor with a mask on hold a COVID vaccine vial

All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant

By Lauren Leffer

map of zika infected area

Florida Health Officials Confirm 10 New Cases Of Locally Acquired Zika Infection

By Claire Maldarelli

Hacking Diabetes At Home

Hacking Diabetes At Home

By Alexandra Ossola

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

By Alexandra Ossola

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Brazil May Zap Mosquitoes With Gamma Rays To Combat Zika

By Claire Maldarelli

Yes, your beer pong cup is teeming with bacteria

Yes, your beer pong cup is teeming with bacteria

By Alexandra Ossola

bike resting against wall

How to wheel your way through the global bike shortage

A highly weathered human jaw bone, labeled RV 2039.

What a 5,000-year-old plague victim reveals about the Black Death’s origins

A sticker placed on the pocket of a brown tee shirt, which reads: I got my COVID-19 vaccine.

Immunity from mRNA vaccines could last for years

By Erin Fennessy

A speckled, white, beige, and lemon yellow gecko sits against a blue background.

These popular pet lizards may hold the key to studying skin cancer

By Lauren Leffer

A female nurse examines a male patient's chest for heart problems.

What you need to know about heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines

A doctor prepares a COVID-19 shot

A booster shot trial is underway using Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

An illustration of the COVID-19 spike protein.

The Delta variant is on the rise in the US

By Erin Fennessy

red cross volunteers with masks on

What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about COVID-19, in four charts

By Sara Chodosh

person-holding-mask

How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety

By Jean Levasseur

As people unmask, other viral diseases are making a dangerous comeback

As people unmask, other viral diseases are making a dangerous comeback

Man is getting vaccine in arm

Novavax’s COVID vaccine might be key for vaccinating the world

By Lauren Leffer

wet street market selling fish

New data shows Wuhan markets were ripe for diseases to jump from animals to people

By Philip Kiefer

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?

Did the dip in carbon emissions during the pandemic really help the atmosphere?

By Sara Kiley Watson

Pandemic! 10 of the Deadliest Diseases

Pandemic! 10 of the Deadliest Diseases

By Popular Science Team

A golden retriever dog.

Dogs can sniff out COVID faster than PCR tests

How to know if your post-workout pain is actually life-threatening rhabdo

How to know if your post-workout pain is actually life-threatening rhabdo

By Claire Maldarelli

microbiologist in BSL4 lab

Regardless of COVID-19’s origins, experts say it’s time to tighten up biosecurity lab protocols

By Philip Kiefer

A doctor puts a bandage on a woman's arm.

Why Belgium is limiting the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine to adults over 40

Those ‘nature is healing’ memes stem from a problematic take on environmentalism

Those ‘nature is healing’ memes stem from a problematic take on environmentalism

By Angely Mercado

Google is using its deep learning tech to diagnose disease

Google is using its deep learning tech to diagnose disease

By Sara Chodosh

A senior gets a shot.

A new Pfizer trial combines a COVID booster and pneumonia vaccine for seniors

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection

The Future of Medicine May Involve Music

The Future of Medicine May Involve Music

Why Do Humans Have a Fear of Insects?

By Brooke Borel

A New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe

A New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe

yankee stadium before coronavirus hit

What the Yankees COVID outbreak means for the rest of us

By Neel Dhanesha

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

By Ellie Shechet

covid-19 vaccine production facility

Experts says blood clots from AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine are rare enough to justify its use

By Philip Kiefer

The Bugs Behind The Bed Bug Genome

By Brooke Borel

A New Microbial Challenge in The Intensive Care Unit

Chemical Found in Marijuana

Could A Chemical Found in Marijuana Be A Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease?

needle and a syringe

The Tenuous Tale of Contraceptive Hormones and HIV Risk

Gaining A New Perspective On The Cause of Obesity

The Possible Link Between Bacteria And Chronic Disease?

mother masked holding her baby

How should parents with unvaccinated kids handle the CDC’s new mask guidelines?

By Marion Renault

test tubes in a tray

The US will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need

Black students in masks and track suits at desks

Your questions about kids and COVID-19 vaccines, answered

By Debbie-Ann Shirley/The Conversation