Why do so many kids need glasses now?
For many people, Epstein-Barr virus causes mild initial infection, but it is also linked to cancers and multiple sclerosis. What do we do about it?
The clearest way to reduce deaths is to push to vaccinate more of the elderly—yes, still!
The variant after Omicron could look very different from any yet.
The Bowlin family knew they had a history of malformations in the brain. But they had no idea how far back it went.
The staggering number of infections among the vaccinated is changing Americans’ pandemic mindset.
Nobody wants to mandate business closures, but so many people are getting sick that businesses are closing anyway.
“You just put a bottle of unsweetened Everclear on the cage and they love it.”
We’ve been making the same errors for nearly two years now.
More data will soon be coming in. But how much do they really matter?
We don’t know how severe Omicron is, but we do know it’s spreading very fast.
Too many people still have no protection against the coronavirus.
A potential winter surge is up to vaccines, variants, and us.
What if you could make your cat hypoallergenic with biotechnology?
We’re avoiding the hardest questions about living with the coronavirus long term.
‘Virgin birth’ might be more common in animals than we thought.
Does everyone have a right to know their biological parents?
Pfizer’s CEO set a timeline for when Americans can expect the earliest news about shots for young children.
The pandemic keeps changing, but these principles can guide your thinking through the seasons to come.
The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too?
We have the tools to keep Delta in check, but schools have to actually use them.