Scientists and Others Stage a #Strike4BlackLives

Not Just Ventilators: Staff Trained to Run Them Are in Short Supply

Share this on WhatsApp Governor Andrew Cuomo has warned that New York State is running out of time to get enough ventilators to treat the sickest coronavirus patients. Without them, vastly more New Yorkers could die. But the number of ventilators is not the only bottleneck: hospitals around the country are worried that a surge […]

How Heavy is the Universe? Conflicting Answers Hint at New Physics

Share this on WhatsApp Two entirely different ways of “weighing” the cosmos are producing disparate results. If more precise measurements fail to resolve the discrepancy, physicists may have to revise the standard model of cosmology, our best description of the universe. “If this really is a glimpse of the standard model breaking down, that would […]

Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown

Share this on WhatsApp COVID-19 triggers a strong immune response in most people. Yet several recent studies observed that the amounts of antibodies in those recovering from the virus appear to decline within a few months of infection. The findings set off a frenzy of speculation that immunity to the virus may not last long, […]