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5 science-backed benefits of vitamin A and best food sources, according to nutritionists
The benefits of vitamin A include preventing vision loss, boosting the immune system, and treating …
Ava English  Â
More than 1,900 children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US as country battles the Delta surge
As of Saturday, a record number of children were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States, a…
Alia Shoaib  Â
Angler in North Carolina catches a fish with strange human-like teeth after a 'very good fight'
The sheepshead fish, also known as a convict fish, inhabits the waters on the US Atlantic coast, is…
Sophia Ankel  Â
COVID-19 cases in the US near 50,000 a day - the highest since May as CDC reportedly considers stricter mask rules
There were over 81,000 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday as the Delta variant spreads in the US. I…
Connor Perrett  Â
The US should stop contact tracing COVID-19. Invest in genetic sequencing instead.
The US sequences only 5 of every 1,000 cases, and wastes time trying to track down people exposed t…
Hilary Brueck,Aylin Woodward  Â
An LA councilman wants to sue the nation's 2nd-largest school district to reopen for in-person instruction
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky also said on Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even befor…
Sarah Al-Arshani  Â
The US sequences 0.01% of its coronavirus cases - a glaring Achilles' heel in the country's pandemic response
Researchers need to genetically sequence coronavirus samples to quickly identify new variants. The …
Aylin Woodward  Â
A submarine officer and a handful of military pilots are in the running to be the first woman to walk on the moon
NASA announced the names of 18 astronauts who will participate in the next big lunar exploration ef…
Ryan Pickrell  Â
'COVID Toes,' blisters, and splotchy red skin: Doctors share the new and unusual coronavirus symptoms they're seeing in patients
Coronavirus patients are showing skin problems related to the disease, including swollen red toes, …
Yeji Jesse Lee  Â
The National Association of the Deaf is suing the White House for not including sign-language interpreters during its televised coronavirus press briefings
The suit comes after repeated requests from the NAD, the National Council on Disability, and the Co…
Sarah Katz  Â
More than 50% of insects have disappeared since 1970, an ecologist warns - even more evidence of an 'insect apocalypse'
Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex, found that in the UK specifically, 23 …
Aylin Woodward  Â
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs acidified the ocean in a 'flash,' killing most marine life. The seas could see a similar problem a century from now.
Henehan's team found that the proportion of boron isotopes - a measurement that can serve as a prox…
Aylin Woodward  Â
Why James Cameron is arguing with a fellow millionaire about who dove to the deepest point in the ocean
The dive was down to a trough called Challenger Deep, which Cameron also dove down to seven years e…
James Pasley,James Pasley  Â
New research suggests we might be thinking about the ocean plastic problem all wrong - trash dumped from ships could be a major culprit
The authors noted that it's possible some of these Chinese-made bottles could have been exported to…
Aylin Woodward  Â
Ex-SpaceX and Blue Origin employees just snagged $140 million in funding to 3D-print entire rockets - with help from Jared Leto
"We're proving to people that this is the future and it's going to happen," Ellis said. "It's just …
Dave Mosher  Â
Twitter's cofounder says a more diverse team would have addressed abuse earlier. Science says he's probably right.
The pattern of diversity yielding accuracy operates at an economic level, too: An analysis in the p…
Allana Akhtar  Â
'The saddest dive of my life': A diver's before-and-after photos reveal the death of a coral reef
Coral bleaching happens when warm waters cause corals to expel the algae living in their tissues an…
Aylin Woodward  Â
A Berkeley-stacked startup backed by Silicon Valley's top tech hub is developing male birth control that experts call promising
Two recent drugs under investigation include a hormone-based male birth control gel that scientists…
Erin Brodwin  Â
An indigenous tribe in Washington is strategically placing beavers around to help salmon
Although beavers won't singlehandedly save us from climate change, such findings suggest they m…
Ben Goldfarb, bioGraphic  Â
Chocolate could be extinct by 2050, but some companies think genetic engineering could save their supply
Companies that want to keep costs low have had to sacrifice the flavor of their products. In 2014, …