Science

Fabiola Gianotti, the director-general of scientific research center CERN, told CNBC that she fears that science could largely be forgotten following the coronavirus pandemic."Of course there is a danger, the danger that once the crisis…

One study concluded that the drug “does not act as a sport performance enhancing agent as raised by popular beliefs.”It added, “Thus, cannabis consumption prior to exercise should be avoided in order to maximize performance in sports.”A…

If you like to look at trees and bark and the pattern of veins in the leaves; if you are fascinated by clouds or specks on a ladybug's back; If you love to split open rocks and see what's inside, you are already an outdoor scientist.…

WASHINGTON - An expansive bill that would put $ 120 billion into fueling scientific innovation by strengthening research into cutting-edge technologies is running through the Senate amid increasing urgency in Congress to strengthen the…

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, defended the agency's guidelines for guiding Covid-19 masks amid widespread criticism from lawmakers and health authorities. "These topics are complex,…

David Lowry was impatient for the very old seeds to wake up. For days, Dr. Lowry, an assistant professor of botany at Michigan State University, walked into a basement room of the school, looked into the growth chamber and saw only…

On the campaign trail, Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed to depose Donald J. Trump and bring science back to the White House, federal government, and nation after years of President's assaults and denials, neglect, and disorder.As president-elect,…

This article is part of our new series of Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are changing our lives.Imagine operating a computer by raising your hands in the air like Tony Stark does in "Iron Man". Or use a…

The cost estimates vary widely. A recent study found that warming to 2 degrees Celsius would require a total investment of between $ 4 trillion and $ 60 trillion with a median estimate of $ 16 trillion, while warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius…

For at least the last 800,000 years, atmospheric CO2 concentrations fluctuated between about 180 ppm during the ice ages and about 280 ppm during warmer periods as carbon moved between oceans, forests, soils, and the atmosphere. These…