December’s stunning Geminid meteor shower is born from a humble asteroid
On Sunday night, December 13, countless meteors will shoot across the sky as space particles burn up in our atmosphere and meet a fiery...
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Health care workers and long-term care residents should get COVID-19 vaccines first
Health care workers and long-term care facility residents should be at the head of the line when the first doses of vaccines against COVID-19...
China is about to collect the first moon rocks since the 1970s
For the first time in almost half a century, scientists are going to get their hands on new moon rocks. The Chinese space agency’s...
Astronomers spotted colliding neutron stars that may have formed a magnetar
A surprisingly bright cosmic blast might have marked the birth of a magnetar. If so, it would be the first time that astronomers have...
Long-lasting shots work better than daily pills to prevent HIV in at-risk women
Worldwide, nearly half of new HIV infections among adults in 2019 occurred in women. Yet a long list of obstacles has kept many women...
Runaway stars may create the mysterious ultraviolet glow around some galaxies
Hot blue stars kicked out of their cradles may explain a mysterious ultraviolet glow that surrounds the disks of many spiral galaxies. A new...
Dog ticks may get more of a taste for human blood as the climate changes
Climate change could turn some dog ticks into suckers for humans instead of canines. At temperatures around 38° Celsius (100° Fahrenheit), some brown dog...
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened?
Astrophysicist Miguel Montargès has a clear memory of the moment the stars became real places to him. He was 7 or 8 years old,...
Coronavirus shutdowns don’t need to be all or nothing
We were warned this might happen. While millions stayed home last spring, looking to summer for respite from the virus, experts worried that an...
The FDA has approved the first drug to treat the rapid-aging disease progeria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment that could give children with a rare genetic illness that causes premature aging more...
‘This is not 1945’: General Assembly president gavels open new session aimed at restoring global trust 
Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food aid, WFP says 
AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide 
UN chief demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon amid Nabatieh escalation