Should COVID Vaccines Be Given Yearly?
A health worker prepares to administer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/Getty ImagesScientists are split on a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal to update COVID-19 vaccines once a year, similar to the agency’s approach to updating influenza vaccines. At a meeting of the FDA’s vaccine advisory panel on
‘Unbelievable’ Spinning Particles Probe Nature’s Most Mysterious Force
The strong force is an enigma. Through gluons, it binds together quarks, one of the two basic building blocks of matter, into the protons and neutrons at the center of every atom. True to its name, it is the strongest of the four known fundamental forces, but it only exerts its might across subatomic distances.
More Airports to Use Greener ‘Glide’ Approach to Landing
A growing number of U.S. airports are trying swoop landings rather than staircase descents, a method that saves fuel, cuts emissions and reduces noise Credit: Jetlinerimages/Getty ImagesEleven more U.S. airports plan to adopt a new way of landing planes that reduces both emissions and noise — all by having incoming planes turn off their engines
Can We Stop Aging?
What really happens to our bodies when we age—and could we find a way to slow it down?What if our body could stay in its prime forever? What if we could be biologically immortal like a hydra—a tiny freshwater creature that can continuously renew its cells? Or what if we could turn back the clock
Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too
About half of women and more than one in 10 men will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, with many people experiencing recurrent UTIs. These common bacterial infections, which can lead to painful urination, have been easily treated and cured with antibiotics for decades. But as a result of antibiotic resistance—when bacteria
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