Tag:research

Science & Environment

Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico

The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on...

Joseph Brown - February 21, 2025

Health

Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations

The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to...

Joseph Brown - February 21, 2025

Health

N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s

Federal research funding to tackle areas like cancer, diabetes and heart disease is lagging by about $1 billion behind the levels of recent...

Joseph Brown - February 18, 2025

Science & Environment

Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air

Louis Pasteur was at his most comfortable when working in his Paris laboratory. It was there that he had some of his greatest...

Joseph Brown - February 17, 2025

Health

Court Halt on Trump Cuts for Medical Research Is Extended Nationwide

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to hold off on a plan that would cut $4 billion in federal funding for research...

Joseph Brown - February 11, 2025

Science & Environment

Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

With TV cameras pointed at her, Felisa Wolfe-Simon began speaking at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2010.“I’ve discovered — I’ve...

Joseph Brown - February 10, 2025

Education

What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

To many Chinese, DeepSeek’s success is a victory for China’s education system, proof that it equals that of the United States or has...

Joseph Brown - February 9, 2025

Education

A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, is an independent, 162-year-old nongovernmental agency tasked with investigating and reporting on a...

Joseph Brown - February 9, 2025

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