Listen to the otherworldly sound of Martian wind
Two microphones aboard the Perseverance Rover make it possible to listen in on the Red Planet. They've captured nearly five hours of sounds, including the Martian wind.
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Despite higher COVID risk, most pregnant Americans remain unvaccinated
Only a third of pregnant Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, despite being at far higher risk for complications and death.
With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together
With students back at school this fall, classes sound almost normal — they just look a little different.
People wonder if they should keep calm and carry on in the face of delta plus variant
A new coronavirus variant — known as delta plus — has cropped up in the U.K. There's concern it could be more dangerous than the highly contagious delta variant. What does the science actually show?
An endangered Sumatran orangutan at the New Orleans zoo is expecting twins
The births will be the first for Menari, zoo officials say. She is expected to give deliver the twins sometime this winter.
Researchers pinpoint when the Vikings came to Canada. It was exactly 1,000 years ago
It has long been known that the Vikings arrived in the Americas sometime before Christopher Columbus. Now, a new article in the journal Nature concludes the exact year was 1021.
Why helping people pay rent can fight the pandemic
A family in Houston and a plumber in Maryland couldn't afford rent, which pushed them into crowded living quarters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, that common predicament has increased viral spread.
Climate change is bad for your health. And plans to boost economies may make it worse
A Lancet medical journal report finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way. It calls for more urgent action from world leaders.
Scientists made a wooden steak knife that's 3 times sharper than a steel blade
Researchers have hardened wood and fashioned a knife out of it. It's three times sharper than steel and can slice through steak, and could be a sustainable alternative.
The U.S. is ready to roll out the COVID vaccine once it's approved for kids age 5-11
The White House says the U.S. has enough doses for the country's 28 million kids age 5 to 11 and has laid out a plan to get them inoculated as soon as the vaccine is authorized for the age group.