Month: September 2021
23 posts
House science panel unveils $45 billion blueprint for more research | Science
Research facilities at the national laboratories owned by the Department of Energy (DOE) are big winners in the…
United States boosts tracking of coronavirus strains as Mu variant draws scrutiny | Science
Seven months ago, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients declared the scale of the U.S. effort to…
How much did a new privacy tool distort the 2020 U.S. census? | Science
The 2020 U.S. census released last month is more than a snapshot of the country’s 331 million residents.…
White House releases $65 billion pandemic preparedness proposal | Science
An ambitious new plan from the White House that has a $65.3 billion price tag and an Apollo…
How ancient farmers throttled their immune systems to survive | Science
When early farmers of the Vinca culture first sowed barley and wheat 7700 years ago in the rich…
Mattel Honors Six Female Pandemic Heroes With Custom Barbie Dolls Kids News Article
Mattel honored six frontline workers honored with one-of-a-kind doll made in their likeness (Credit: Barbie.Mattel.com) Mattel’s Barbie Role…
After Hurricane Ida, researchers take stock | Science
As Hurricane Ida pounded New Orleans Sunday night, Tulane University virologist Robert Garry bedded down on a couch…
In Berlin, a new WHO center aims to keep an eye on emerging diseases | Science
BERLIN—Germany and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to launch a new hub here that aims…
News at a glance: An AIDS vaccine trial failure, Afghan escape, and rebuke for anthropologists | Science
Country: Country *AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia, Plurinational State ofBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean…
Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a ‘lab leak’ | Science
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 373, Issue 6559. During the first year of the…