Tag: Science

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

George W. Bush’s EPA chief thinks Biden will revert agency to pre-Trump era

Abby Smith · November 20, 2020 4:00 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Trump’s tattered relationship with Democrats earns him no credit for breakthrough vaccine

Susan Ferrechio · November 20, 2020 4:00 am

Then and Now: Vaccines

Grant Addison · November 20, 2020 4:00 am

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

Serious challenges lie ahead for the COVID-19 vaccine

David Hogberg · November 20, 2020 4:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

Is autism the engine of history?

Washington Examiner · November 20, 2020 4:00 am

First randomized control trial shows face masks ‘did not reduce’ coronavirus infections with ‘statistical significance’

Andrew Mark Miller · November 18, 2020 6:34 pm

SpaceX capsule with four astronauts reaches space station

Associated Press · November 17, 2020 4:58 am

An Asian giant hornet from Japan is held on a pin by Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Dept. of Agriculture, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. The insect, which has been found in Washington state, is the world's largest hornet, and has been dubbed the "Murder Hornet" in reference to its appetite for honey bees, and a sting that can be fatal to humans.

Over 500 ‘murder hornets’ found in first known active ‘murder hornet’ nest

Mica Soellner · November 11, 2020 2:23 pm

Immigrant couple behind BioNTech switched from cancer research to developing promising COVID-19 vaccine

Haley Victory Smith · November 10, 2020 7:16 pm

Researchers have concluded that President Trump's Twitter account really does drive attention away from embarrassing news.

Trump’s tweets lead journalists away from bad news, study finds

Rob Crilly · November 10, 2020 4:13 pm

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

Arizona city uses wastewater to quarantine those infected with COVID-19

David Hogberg · November 6, 2020 4:00 am

The future of space travel could include tourism and relocation

Jeremy Lott · October 30, 2020 3:00 am