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I study coronavirus in a highly secured biosafety lab – here's why I feel...
Troy Sutton works with potentially deadly pathogens but the right precautions greatly reduce the risks.Penn State, CC BY-NDIt’s quiet in the laboratory, almost peaceful. But I’m holding live SARS-CoV-2...
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How 'vaccine nationalism' could block vulnerable populations' access to...
Is the U.S. trying to jump the queue to get vaccines first?Sono Creative / Getty ImagesHundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be...
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What is the 'zero gravity' that people experience in the vomit comet or space...
People in a special airplane flight get to float like there is no gravity – just like astronautsSteven CollicottCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an...
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Here's why some people are willing to challenge bullying, corruption and bad...
Certain characteristics mean moral rebels are willing to not go with the flow.Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment via Getty ImagesUtah Senator Mitt Romney voted in February to convict President Donald...
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Domestic abusers use tech that connects as a weapon during coronavirus lockdowns
Technology plays a major role in violence against women and girls.AntonioGuillem/iStock via Getty ImagesThe coronavirus pandemic has driven much of daily life – work, school, socializing – online....
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The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic
Breathing in through the nose is an integral part of meditation and delivers virus-fighting gases to the lungs.triloks / Getty ImagesInhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. It’s not...
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AI could help solve the privacy problems it has created
Artificial systems use reams of data to get a better profiles of individuals. The stunning successes of artificial intelligence would not have happened without the availability of massive amounts of...
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What is the slowest thing on Earth?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.What is the slowest thing on Earth? – Jiwon,...
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Self-driving taxis could be a setback for those with different needs – unless...
Wheelchair advocates and taxi drivers protest lack of accessibility and surge pricing in New York City on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty ImagesAutonomous vehicles (AVs), like...
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Crop pathogens are more adaptable than previously thought
Bananas in Java, Indonesia, infected by the fungal pathogen _Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense_, which causes Fusarium Wilt.Clare Thatcher, CC BY-NDThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting...
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How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and...
All is not as it appears on social media.filadendron/E+ via Getty ImagesSocial media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people of...
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A massive public health effort eradicated smallpox but scientists are still...
Today smallpox can only be found in deep freeze inside a few highly secured laboratories, like this one at the CDC in 1980.CDC, CC BYSmallpox was a terrible scourge on humanity, killing hundreds of...
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What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
Geoffrey McKillop (front) with his partner Nicola Dallet McConaghie as they left the hospital where he was discharged after surviving coronavirus. Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty ImagesWith over 2...
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Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts...
The more politicized an issue, the harder it is for people to absorb contradictory evidence.Drew Angerer/Getty Images News via Getty ImagesBemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public...
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Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that...
Researchers are now testing treatments for several kinds of visual impairment. BRIAN MITCHELL / Getty ImagesIn recent months, even as our attention has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak, there...
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Coronavirus and cancer hijack the same parts in human cells to spread – and...
SARS-CoV-2 turns on a cellular switch to build the tubes in this photo – called filopodia – that might help viral particles – the little spheres – spread more easily.Dr Elizabeth Fischer, NIAID NIH /...
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TikTok teens and the Trump campaign: How social media amplifies political...
President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. had thousands of empty seats, thanks at least in part to the actions of teenagers who mobilized on the social media platform TikTok.AP Photo/Evan...
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With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a...
The only way to learn about the sensory abilities of dolphins is with the help of trained dolphins. Dolphin Quest, CC BY-NDHuman actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies...
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From marmots to mole-rats to marmosets – studying many genes in many animals...
Is there a genetic switch that can help reverse the aging process?Dimitri Otis / Getty ImagesMuch of longevity and aging research focuses on studying extremely long-lived species, including bats, naked...
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Which drugs and therapies are proven to work, and which ones don't, for...
We are slowly figuring out which drugs and therapies are effective against the new coronavirus.Anton Petrus / Getty ImagesI am a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia. I care for...
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