Monopolies Are Getting in the Way of mRNA Vaccines
Two and a half years into the COVID pandemic, the numbers are grim. While 80% of people living in the richest countries on earth have received at least one dose…
Meet the Woman Who Makes the James Webb Space Telescope Work
“Give me a telescope, and I can come up with something good to do with it,” says Jane Rigby, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center who serves as…
The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy
We are about to get our hands on the first observations from the world’s most powerful space telescope – and it’s a moment to savour Space | Leader 6 July…
Wildfires Followed by Severe Rain Will Become More Common
Climate change tends to bring out the worst in the weather, be it extreme cold or heat, rain or fire. A new study found that the warming atmosphere increases the…
Why Do Mental Illnesses—From Depression to Schizophrenia—Raise the Risk of Dementia?
Age is the single biggest risk factor for dementia, with the odds doubling about every five years after age 65. But many things influence those odds for a given individual.…
How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee
Cold-brew coffee is on the rise. Enthusiasts say it has a smoother, less acidic taste and new research backs this up, finds Sam Wong, who takes his with ice and…
Samsung’s next Galaxy S flagship could drop Exynos chips from global variants | Engadget
Samsung’s next Galaxy S series phone could mark the end of an era. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the company is likely to single-source the processor for its next S…
Science Needs to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint
What is science worth? For many researchers, the answer is “priceless.” It’s not just that science has provided the basis for modern life through sanitation and energy and electricity and…
News Briefs from around the World: July 2022
MEXICO Scientists discovered six new species of micro frog, including one that now holds the record for Mexico’s smallest frog. When fully grown, these forest amphibians are smaller than a…
Brian and Charles review: Can robots transform us, asks fantasy film
A gentle fantasy about a lonely inventor called Brian, whose world changes completely when a robot he creates comes to life, makes a serious point about the possibilities of personal…