Ben Guarino
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How to travel to space, Earth’s hottest new destination
Here’s how to pack and prep for a trip to space. → Read More
The Business of Fake Martian Dirt Is Blasting Off
Before we can colonize the Red Planet, we’ll need to figure out how to actually live off the land. → Read More
Pfizer, BioNTech ask FDA to authorize coronavirus vaccine for children 5 to 11
An estimated 28 million children in the United States would be eligible for the shots if regulators give the green light. → Read More
Vaccines show declining effectiveness against infection overall but strong protection against hospitalization amid delta variant
The results were pivotal to the Biden administration's decision to recommend booster shots. → Read More
You got a coronavirus vaccine. But you still became infected. How did that happen?
Infections among some immunized people "are to be expected, even when you have highly effective vaccines," one infectious-disease specialist said. → Read More
Vaccinated? Great. You should still wear a mask in public, experts say.
The CDC recommendations for mask-wearing among fully vaccinated people — who can take them off in private but should wear them in public — are "absolutely appropriate," one expert said. → Read More
Coronavirus question: Who should get a coronavirus test?
Not absolutely everyone needs to take one — but more than those showing symptoms should get them. → Read More
A harmless vaccine side effect could mimic cancer in mammograms. Here’s what to know.
Enlarged lymph nodes can be a side effect of vaccination for some people. As harmless as vaccine-swollen nodes are, those in the armpit may appear as alarming white spots in a mammogram. → Read More
NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, aims for dicey landing to search for ancient life
Hitting the 4.8-mile-wide landing site targeted by NASA after a journey of 300 million miles is akin to throwing a dart from the White House and scoring a bull's eye in Dallas. → Read More
Coronavirus cases among lawmakers who sheltered in lockdown show one vaccine dose may not immediately protect against infection
Coronavirus vaccines take more than a week to protect against infection, experts said → Read More
People without symptoms spread virus in more than half of cases, CDC model finds
The finding underscores the importance of following guidelines to wear masks and maintain social distancing. → Read More
Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic’s front lines. But they struggle to find jobs.
An unprecedented drop in visits to the emergency department has been ruinous to the job prospects for new doctors. → Read More
First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado
The case involves a man in his 20s who has no travel history and is currently in isolation. → Read More
Scientists pinpoint genes common among people with severe coronavirus infections
The goal of the research is to develop better treatments for the disease. → Read More
New York’s block-by-block lockdowns are curbing covid-19. But residents aren’t pleased.
City officials are eager to avoid a repeat of deadly spring, but admit ‘how hard this is going to be to sustain through the fall and the winter.’ → Read More
New results from a once-promising therapy show the difficulty of treating covid-19
The drug, tocilizumab, showed early potential but evidence since then has been conflicting. → Read More
Why the coronavirus is killing more men than women
Men have weaker immune systems that, in some severe cases, may actually sabotage the body's response to an invader. → Read More
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to two women who developed CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing tool
The Nobel Committee awarded the prize to two women researchers for their work developing genome editing. → Read More
Trump boasted he made insulin so cheap ‘it’s like water.’ Americans with diabetes beg to differ.
The president said at Tuesday’s debate that he lowered insulin prices. That’s not true — and, for some, the drug’s expense is a fatal barrier. → Read More
Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds
This suggests most may still be vulnerable to infection, authors say. → Read More