Six months into the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, remains one…
On climate change, oil and gas companies have a long way to go
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The oil and gas industry has found…
Coronavirus is in the air. Here’s how to get it out.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, can float in the air. In particular, it can linger in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, spreading farther than 6…
What Biden can do to fix Trump’s Covid-19 mess
If Joe Biden beats Donald Trump this November and ends up in the Oval Office in January, he’ll quickly face one of the gravest challenges…
CRISPR has ignited a gene-editing revolution. These Nobel-winning women scientists were the spark.
Mushrooms that don’t brown. A treatment for sickle-cell anemia. Driving malaria-carrying mosquitoes to extinction. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth. Editing genes in human embryos to make…
You can get reinfected with Covid-19 but may still have immunity. Let’s explain.
Researchers at the University of Nevada have reported that a 25-year-old man was reinfected in June with SARS-CoV-2, the virus the causes Covid-19. He joins…
Science has been in a “replication crisis” for a decade. Have we learned anything?
Much ink has been spilled over the “replication crisis” in the last decade and a half, including here at Vox. Researchers have discovered, over and…
The 4 simple reasons Germany is managing Covid-19 better than its neighbors
Germany gets a lot of favorable Covid-19 press — and for good reason. Its daily new cases per million people have been persistently lower than…
How the 137 million Americans who own stock can force climate action
With the US presidential election weeks away, we have the tempting possibility of a viable political solution to the looming climate crisis. If elected, a…
States need billions to prepare for Covid-19 vaccines. The federal government isn’t helping.
Early results from the two leading US Covid-19 vaccine trials are expected in November, in what will likely be a major milestone in the race…