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Nobel prize.
Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to the trio that discovered hepatitis C

The once-deadly disease can now be properly cured with antivirals.

Permian Basin
COVID-19

The pandemic could end Texas’s oil boom—and start something better

Profits from the Permian Basin are falling and renewable energy is surging. Here’s what that means for the Lonestar State’s future.

drugs
COVID-19

These are the best COVID-19 treatments right now

Plus: what we know about what Trump is (and isn’t) taking.

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Technology

The best sports bra uses non-Newtonian fluid

Reebok’s vice president for apparel talks about how researchers perfected compression technology in a sports bra.

2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Vehicles

The first Rolls-Royce SUV has tricks that might actually justify its price tag

The Cullinan can cost $426,700, but wait until you see the tailgating seats.

Artist's impression of CHEOPS
Exoplanets

A deep-space telescope spied an exoplanet so hot it can vaporize iron

It orbits its mega-hot host star almost every three days.

A black and white photo of a census taker with a big family full of children
Science

Six ways the 2020 census will change your life

From land use to health care access, the count is about more than voting districts.

an IV bag
COVID-19

President Trump’s COVID-19 treatment includes an experimental antibody cocktail

The chosen drugs might offer more clues to his condition.

Browser
Tech Hacks

The best internet browsers you’ve never heard of

Take a fresher look at the web.

contact tracing app
COVID-19

How does contact tracing work, and how extensive will it be for Trump?

The President tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

Blood pressure taken at the doctor's office.
COVID-19

All the conditions we know increase your risk of dying from COVID-19

The president’s age and weight put him at high risk, but that doesn’t guarantee he’ll have severe symptoms.

A pregnant person in a straw hat and blue shirt
Vaccines

How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?

Expectant mothers have long been excluded from clinical trials. Some experts say this practice needs to change.

blue whale
Ocean

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

Using song patterns to predict whale migrations could help us protect them from ship strikes.

The US-Mexico border wall in Tijuana and San Diego
Psychology

How border walls trick the human brain and psyche

Geopolitical walls cause people to form mental walls, triggering a cascade of emotional reactions.

Bear 128 'Grazer', with medium blonde coat and light fluffy ears standing at the edge of the water with tall grass behind her.
Bears

How scientists try to weigh some of the fattest bears on Earth

The Alaskan ursines of “Fat Bear Week” are very heavy indeed. Laser scanning can help measure their size.

Donald Trump and Mile Pence in front of a giant american flag
COVID-19

President Trump has COVID-19, according to White House statements

Here’s what we know.

two people doing fondue with a bunch of food and using forks to dip potatoes in a pot of melted cheese
Projects

The scientific way to make perfectly creamy fondue

A food scientist explains the do’s and don’ts of the ultimate melted cheese sauce.

firefighters standing in a field full of small plumes of smoke
Climate Change

How we can burn our way to a better future

We desperately need wildfires to restore many of the forests in the Western US.

vaccines
Vaccines

Keeping older folks out of COVID-19 vaccine trials hurts everyone

Failing to include older people in later-stage trials could make the treatment seem less safe.

woman lifting weights
Fitness & Exercise

BCAA supplements can enhance your fitness routine, but should you take them?

Here’s what the science says about what branched-chain amino acids actually do.