Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC chief amid US agency turmoil
US public health agency faces toughest test as Schwartz takes charge amid political pressure and public health crises.
Israeli occupation destroys farmland and lives in southern Syria
Israeli occupation destroys farmland and lives in southern Syria
Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joined
Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy
Corals Spin Tiny Vortices to Get Oxygen, but Not if It’s Too Hot
At first glance, corals present as little more than colorful rocks — piles of lobes, stalagmites, and branches poking out from the seafloor. They are
Inherited Neandertal gene variant increases muscle mass in modern humans
Neandertals were generally more strongly built than most people living today. Their bones show signs of large muscles, and they had characteristic features such as
Patient-derived organoid biobank maps cancer gene dependencies
A new open resource of patient-derived cancer models has enabled researchers to create the first large-scale map of the genes that cancers rely on to
Tumor-secreted protein makes lung blood vessels leaky to promote metastasis
A protein secreted by common cancer types makes blood vessels leakier to allow metastatic tumors to form in the lungs, according to a study led
Cellular senescence drives progression of spinal disc degeneration and pain
A growing body of scientific insight is drawing attention to cellular senescence as a central force in the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), a
KCNE gene family emerges as a promising target for future precision medicine
A growing understanding of the KCNE gene family is reshaping how scientists view the regulation of electrical signaling across the human body, highlighting its essential
Which electric cars have the most range?
For 2025, dozens of EV variants top 300 miles of range The top dozen contains pickups, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and a hatchback Standouts like Lucid
2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EV
Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Thousands of Internet-connected servers sold by the world’s biggest manufacturers can be remotely backdoored by exploiting critical vulnerabilities—some more than a decade old—that lurk deep
Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built
Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing
In a 51–44 vote Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite failing miserably to