The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening
The antidepressant fluvoxamine could prevent people from getting seriously ill with COVID-19, curbing hospitalizations, new data show. The results come from real-world use of...
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What do COVID-19 vaccines mean for daily life in the months ahead?
As more COVID-19 vaccines show signs of being able to protect people from getting really sick, they’re fueling hopes that some sense of normalcy...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
A single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease and death, even against new variants of...
50 years ago, scientists made the case for a landlubbing Brontosaurus
Swamp-dweller or landlubber? – Science News, January 30, 1971 Through the years paleontologists have evolved a picture of the appearance and habits of various...
Lizard-like tuatara carry two distinct mitochondrial genomes
The lizard-like tuatara already was an oddball. Its superpowers include a century-long lifespan, resistance to many diseases and a unique tolerance (for a reptile)...
Diamond holds up at pressures more than five times those in Earth’s core
Diamond stands up to a squeeze. Surprisingly, the material’s structure persists even when compressed to 2 trillion pascals, more than five times the pressure...
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
It feels good to recycle. There’s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes from dutifully sorting soda bottles, plastic bags and yogurt cups from...
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective, but less so with some variants
A COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax is about 89 percent effective against illness, but doesn’t protect as well against a virus variant that arose...
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects
When one naked mole-rat encounters another, the accent of their chirps might reveal whether they’re friends or foes. These social rodents are famous for...
Humanlike thumb dexterity may date back as far as 2 million years ago
Thumb dexterity similar to that of people today already existed around 2 million years ago, possibly in some of the earliest members of our...
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