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Even people who have had COVID-19 benefit long-term from a full vaccination, according to three recent studies. In addition, one of the studies found that the ‘hybrid’ immunity induced by vaccination and infection is long-lasting and provides highly effective protection against symptomatic diseases for at least six to eight months after vaccination. The data was …

COVID Vaccines Plus Infection May Lead to Months of Immunity Read More »

DNA has a tricky problem. Thousands of times longer than the cell it contains, this intricate strand of As, Ts, Gs and Cs must fold itself into a compact package. But the thin double helix molecule has no way of securing itself or it would get terribly knotted. In addition, the cell needs certain segments …

Ancient Molecule Helps Bacteria Untangle Genetic Activity Read More »

While most of the world focused on the war in Ukraine last month and worried that a beleaguered Russian leadership would resort to nuclear weapons, escalating the conflict into direct war with the US-led nuclear-armed alliance , a near-tragic accident involving India and Pakistan, pointed to another path to nuclear war. The accident highlighted how …

India’s accidental missile launch highlights risk of accidental nuclear warfare Read More »

In particle physics, data long outlives the detectors that generate it. Ten years ago, the 4,100-ton Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) reached the end of its life and was shut down, stripped of its parts for use in other experiments. Now, a new analysis of old CDF data has uncovered a stunning discrepancy in the …

The unexpected weight of elementary particles stuns physicists Read More »

The landmark climate report released Monday by the United Nations called for a transformation in the way people use energy, buildings and vehicles. And for the first time, it also targeted humans themselves. The new report includes an entire chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation, the first of its kind to be …

New IPCC report looks at neglected element of climate action: people Read More »

†not you †I don’t look autistic.” This is what people say when I first tell them that I †m on the spectrum. But I to do appear autistic. The problem is that people, especially medical professionals, don’t †You don’t know what to look for when it comes to identifying and diagnosing autism in women and …

We need better diagnostic tests for autism in women Read More »

Over the course of nearly five years, a female gazelle in Mongolia completed a remarkable journey of at least 18,000 kilometers (11,185 miles). It crossed frozen rivers, encountered oil fields, negotiated fenced borders with China and Russia and traveled 900 kilometers to survive two months of a particularly brutal winter, according to a new study. …

Gazelle has covered almost half the circumference of the Earth in five years Read More »

A new federal analysis gives all but a handful of states the lowest possible rating of the quality of their building codes, showing that up-to-date building standards fail to protect people from windstorms and floods on a large scale. The Federal Emergency Management Agency categorized each state based on the strictness of its building codes …

Most states fail to build codes, says FEMA Read More »

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its seventh week, Western governments and independent observers continue to warn that the Russian military could escalate from indiscriminate bombing of cities to using non-conventional warfare, especially chemical weapons. The Kremlin has denied any intention to use chemical weapons. But the Russian government has been associated with these …

Will Russia Use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine? Researchers evaluate the risks Read More »

Climate scientists have been saying for years that time will become increasingly important if the world is to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis. But they have reiterated it again in the third and final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, released Monday. The technology to do …

Climate report offers some hope, but the need for action is urgent Read More »