Why is BepiColombo back?

BepiColombo is on its way to Mercury, but for some reason that brings it back to…

Fiscal interventions must stay targeted and apolitical, say public policy experts

All emergency financial actions the federal government takes during the pandemic crisis should be temporary and…

Lucy had an ape-like brain

A new study led by paleoanthropologists reveals that Lucy’s species Australopithecus afarensis had an ape-like brain.…

Researchers seek to develop antiviral membrane mask

Dibakar Bhattacharyya has been a fixture in the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering for more…

Week in images: 30 March – 3 April 2020

Week in images: 30 March – 3 April 2020 Discover our week through the lens …

The numbers on Connecticut's newest crop: CBD hemp

CBD hemp, a new crop in Connecticut, could earn farmers between $5,000 and nearly $12,000 per…

Cell-free biotechnology could help accelerate COVID-19 therapeutics

When it comes to fighting a fast-spreading pandemic, speed is critical. Click here for…

Coronavirus: Strategic National Stockpile was ready, but not for this

As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, Americans have been hearing a lot about an obscure but vast…

COVID-19 study examines how people respond to stay-at-home orders

When Italians self-isolating during the COVID-19 outbreak were presented with a hypothetical situation in which orders…

COVID-19 a 'transformative' moment for social science

What’s driving violent anti-Chinese discrimination in Nairobi, Kenya, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can be…