Vaccines
Vaccines Remain Effective against BA.2, but Protection from Infection Wanes over Time
Such protection declines within months of the mRNA COVID vaccines’ third dose. Yet the vaccines continue to ward off severe disease
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Defense
Where Is Russia’s Cyberwar? Researchers Decipher Its Strategy
When Russia invaded Ukraine, many analysts expected an unprecedented level of cyberattacks—which so far haven’t materialized
Epidemiology
Are ‘COVID Toes’ Actually Caused by the Coronavirus?
A study adds to evidence suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 infection doesn’t cause an inflamed-toe condition called chilblains, but it doesn’t close the door
Planetary Science
China’s First Moon Rocks Ignite Research Bonanza
Samples collected by Chang’e-5 are revealing exciting insights into the moon’s evolution
Public Health
What Humanity Should Eat to Stay Healthy and Save the Planet
What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world
Cosmology
New Result Casts Doubt on ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Claim
Fresh data suggest instrumental errors may have mimicked a purported signal from the universe’s first stars
Politics
Global Science Community Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Rebuke against Russian science grows as the deadly conflict continues
Epidemiology
New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic’s Origin Point
The reports’ authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence...
Policy
The Controversial China Initiative Is Ending, and Researchers Are Relieved
The U.S. Department of Justice announced major changes to the espionage-protection program, but scientists hope for further acknowledgment of the damage done
Space Exploration
China Plans Asteroid Missions, Space Telescopes and a Moon Base
In the next five years, the nation hopes to launch a robotic craft to an asteroid, two lunar missions and an orbital observatory
Politics
Ukrainian Scientists Fear for their Lives and Future amid Russian Threat
Researchers say that conflict will hinder progress made since Ukraine’s revolution in 2014
Particle Physics
How Light Is a Neutrino? The Answer Is Closer Than Ever
The latest effort to weigh the elusive particle produces a more precise estimate of its upper limit
Policy
Two Scientists Will Replace U.S. Science Adviser Eric Lander
Celebrated sociologist Alondra Nelson and genome leader Francis Collins will temporarily split Lander’s duties
Public Health
Guinea Worm Disease Nears Eradication
Just 14 cases of the scourge that once infected millions of the world’s poorest people were reported last year. But infections in animals complicates efforts to stamp it out
Black Holes
Major African Radio Telescope Will Help to Image Black Holes
The $25-million facility in Namibia will be the continent’s first millimeter-range astronomical observatory
Epidemiology
How Sneezing Hamsters Sparked a COVID Outbreak in Hong Kong
Hamsters are only the second species known to have spread SARS-CoV-2 to humans
Animals
From Great Dane to Tiny Terrier, a Mutation Creates Enormous Variation in Dog Sizes
A genetic change that evolved from ancient wolves can help make dogs giant or small
Cognition
Can Lab-Grown Brains Become Conscious?
A handful of experiments are raising questions about whether clumps of cells and disembodied brains could be sentient and how scientists would know if they were
Medicine
How Many COVID Vaccine Boosters Will We Need?
Endless boosting might not be a practical or sustainable strategy, scientists say
Astronomy
Webb Telescope Reaches Its Final Destination Far from Earth
The ambitious observatory has arrived at its home—near a gravitationally stable spot called L2—for a premier view of the universe
