Science

As the nation edges closer to President Biden’s goal of a 70 percent vaccination rate, many people are beginning to wonder how long their protection will last.For now, scientists are asking a lot of questions about Covid-19 booster shots,…

Many had placed their hopes on the Biden government's infrastructure plan, which would allocate $ 400 billion to improve home and community care. But with the President and Republicans arguing over the scope and scope of the proposal, it…

At the start of the wildfire season, California's Insurance Regulatory Agency endorsed major changes to prevent residential homes from being built in fire-prone areas.The proposals, many of which require state approval, could reshape the…

The lights have become smaller over time, and "any given intensity appears brighter when emitted from a smaller visible surface than a larger one," said Daniel Stern, editor-in-chief of Driving Vision News, a magazine covering the…

The number of red knots visiting the beaches of Delaware Bay during this spring's north migration unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level since counts began nearly 40 years ago, adding to concerns about the survival of the shorebird and a…

Maybe they are looking for better food. Maybe they got lost. Maybe they are just feeling adventurous and having a good time.Nobody is quite sure. But for some reason a herd of 15 Asian elephants has been dragging its way through China…

The researchers also counted Covid-19 hospital stays in children ages 12 to 17 from March 1, 2020 to April 24, 2021. The data comes from Covid-Net, a population-based surveillance system in 14 states that covers about 10 percent of…

These declines in relative and absolute shark abundance suggest that something happened to shark populations about 19 million years ago, Dr. Sibert concluded.But there was still the question of whether a true extinction occurred, she said.…

He and other officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the classified findings in the report.Russia has been investing heavily in hypersonics, believing the technology offers it…

Literary references to the grounding of unruly children have lingered since at least the early 19th century, when the father strictly ordered his son Wallace "to go to his own room" in Catharine Sedgwick's 1835 novel "Home" after he scalded…