Alzheimer's disease and COVID-19 have something in common. One version of the APOE gene raises the risk for both.

Scientists may finally have balanced the universe’s mass budget.

To understand whether a single mutation changes how the virus works, “it’s not just going to be one experiment. It takes a lot of research.”

Language can hinder our understanding of reality – or move it forward.

“I don’t know if I have to bet my wallet, but I probably would. But it doesn’t have much money in it.”

“Low-Earth orbit and the space station are no longer the frontier. So you just hire a trucking company.”

They’re back. Or more likely, Asian giant hornets never got wiped out in North America last year.

Imaging studies show we should give ourselves a break.

The researchers don’t know why Elvis worms have evolved such sparkly scales, since the animals live in the darkness of the deep sea. “My theory is that it’s an accident.”

Hydroxychloroquine can be dangerous to people with heart problems, or when taken in combination with other drugs that can alter heart rhythms.