Why hantavirus takes so long to show symptoms and what that means for containment
People exposed to the Andes strain of the hantavirus may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, a delay that makes tracing infections more difficult
Each atom in the universe might be unique
Long-held assumptions tell us that atoms with the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons are indistinguishable, but one physicist wants to put this idea to the test
Why everyone is obsessed with protein—and whether you actually need more
Are we really falling short on protein—or is the high-protein craze overblown?
Hantavirus treatments are coming, but funding is holding them back
There is no cure for the hantavirus that has so far sickened at least nine people and killed three of them on a cruise ship outbreak, but several therapies have shown promise in animal studies
Ivermectin prescriptions spiked after Mel Gibson touted it for cancer on Joe Rogan’s podcast
There is no hard evidence that ivermectin can treat cancer, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying it
Trump’s FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns
Makary, a face of Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, oversaw the embattled agency as it dealt with vaping, abortion and other issues
Math reveals the one game of chance you should always accept
Probability theory and the Saint Petersburg paradox can help you determine whether the stakes of a game are too great
See SpaceX Starship V3 megarocket on the launchpad as it gears up for its next test flight
This test flight comes at a pivotal moment for Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the company pushes to go public this year and show it’s ready for NASA’s planned 2027 Artemis III mission
River ‘piracy’ is draining one of China’s biggest waterways
For the last 1.7 million years, China’s Yangtze River has been stealing water from the Yellow River, new research shows
‘PCOS is inaccurate’—why scientists renamed polycystic ovary syndrome
A multiyear effort to rename polycystic ovary syndrome finally revealed the condition’s new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
NASA’s Apollo moon missions relied on this computer scientist and differential equations
Margaret Hamilton designed safety features for NASA inspired in part by her four-year-old
Rubies and opals on Mars? The real treasure in the planet’s gemstones may not be what you think
NASA’s Mars rovers have found traces of minerals akin to those that make up precious gems on Earth. But their appearance and abundance on Mars is likely very different, experts say