A CDC panel voted to resume J&J COVID-19 shots paused over rare clot concerns
After reviewing safety data on rare blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, federal regulators recommended lifting a pause on using...
SCIENTIFIC NEWS
NASA’s Perseverance rover split CO2 to make breathable air on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover just created a breath of fresh air on Mars. An experimental device on the rover split carbon dioxide molecules into their...
Experts predict U.S. COVID-19 cases will dip in summer but surge in winter
The coming months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may feel a bit like a roller-coaster ride. The current surge in the...
Mysterious ‘yellowballs’ littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars
Scientists have cracked the case of mysterious cosmic objects dubbed “yellowballs.” The celestial specks mark the birthplaces of many kinds of stars with a...
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives
On most mornings, Jeremy D. Brown eats an avocado. But first, he gives it a little squeeze. A ripe avocado will yield to that...
X-ray scans explain how the ‘Brazil nut effect’ works
A new experiment reveals, in a nutshell, why the largest particles in some mixtures tend to gather at the top. This phenomenon is known...
Fast radio bursts could help solve the mystery of the universe’s expansion
Astronomers have been arguing about the rate of the universe’s expansion for nearly a century. A new independent method to measure that rate could...
A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home
A pinch of polymer-munching enzymes could make biodegradable plastic packaging and forks truly compostable. With moderate heat, enzyme-laced films of the plastic disintegrated in...
The already tiny neutrino’s maximum possible mass has shrunk even further
To understand neutrinos, it pays to be small-minded. The subatomic particles are so lightweight, they’re almost massless. They’re a tiny fraction of the mass...
Neutron stars may not be as squishy as some scientists thought
Like a dried-up lemon from the back of the fridge, neutron stars are less squeezable than expected, physicists report. New measurements of the most...
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