"...it's wrong to think that a [COVID-19 vaccine] will be a flick-of-a-switch solution that saves the entire world at once."

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for controlling common insects and microbes that can spoil your crop.

"...it's wrong to think that a [COVID-19 vaccine] will be a flick-of-a-switch solution that saves the entire world at once."

African grey parrot Griffin shows off his brain power, making students doubt their own.

Some blind people seem to be able to see without being conscious of it.

A new formula for ultrafast insulin could work in much less time than the current stuff, according to research with pigs.

We tend to interpret "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence to mean individual equality. That's not right, says historian Jack Rakove.

Farmer interviews offer a rich and detailed perspective on extreme weather and climate change.

Physicists have observed surprisingly strong light and high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes, particularly those made of gold.