Oxford and AstraZeneca say their COVID-19 vaccine works too
A COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford appears to prevent illness and may cut down on transmission of the coronavirus....
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A hungry brain craves food. A lonely brain craves people. After spending a day completely isolated from anyone else, people’s brains perked up at...
Newton’s groundbreaking Principia may have been more popular than previously thought
Isaac Newton’s 17th century book, the Principia, gave the famed English scientist a reputation: “[T]here goes the man that writt a book that neither...
The biblical warrior Goliath may not have been so giant after all
Early versions of the Bible describe Goliath — an ancient Philistine warrior best known as the loser of a fight with the future King...
Here’s why COVID-19 vaccines like Pfizer’s need to be kept so cold
Pfizer is racing to get approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, applying for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on November 20. But...
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