New York Times - Science

There Are Two Ways Out of a Frog. This Beetle Chose the Back Door.

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:00:08 GMT

A researcher fed beetles to frogs. The encounter did not end as expected.The aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata has a fail-safe escape contingency for being swallowed by a frog.

Coronavirus Live Updates

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:42:43 GMT

Dr. Deborah L. Birx said the U.S. had entered a “new phase” in the fight against the virus, and urged people to consider wearing masks at home. With a focus on the coronavirus, other deadly diseases are making a comeback.Dr. Deborah L. Birx during a news conference at the White House last month.

‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:00:33 GMT

Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as H.I.V. and malaria.Dr. Giorgio Franyuti said many patients with T.B. at a makeshift hospital in Mexico City were being misdiagnosed with Covid-19.

Is Telemedicine Here to Stay?

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:30:09 GMT

The answer largely depends on whether Medicare and private health insurers will adequately cover virtual doctor visits once coronavirus outbreaks subside.While David Collins of Houston appreciates the ease of telemedicine, he sometimes prefers an in-person doctor’s visit. “If you break your arm, an e-visit isn’t going to help you at all,” he said.

Private Boats Enter SpaceX Splashdown Area, Raising Concerns

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 01:15:02 GMT

“We need to do a better job next time” of securing the area, the NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said.After the SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., private boats gathered in the area.

NASA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth: ‘Thank You for Flying SpaceX’

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:47:44 GMT

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley returned to Earth in the first water landing by an American space crew since 1975.

Live Coronavirus Updates: Tracking Global News, Cases and Deaths

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:59:15 GMT

Florida faces hurricane season. The virus is picking up speed in the Midwest, and in other states that thought they had already seen the worst of it. India’s home minister tests positive.

Birx Says U.S. Coronavirus Epidemic Is in a New Phase

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:40:17 GMT

She and other top health officials in the Trump administration warn states of a deepening spread of the coronavirus, in both rural and urban areas.Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, participated in a roundtable on donating plasma on Thursday at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington.

SpaceX Crew Dragon and Astronaut Return: When to Watch

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 04:01:06 GMT

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley left the space station on Saturday night, preparing for a Gulf of Mexico splashdown on Sunday.The Crew Dragon capsule before it undocked from the International Space Station on Saturday night. Two NASA astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, are traveling home to Earth in the spacecraft for a Sunday splashdown.

Connie Culp, First Face Transplant Recipient in U.S., Dies at 57

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 21:32:55 GMT

Her near-total face transplant in 2008 was the most complex at the time. She was the fourth patient in the world to undergo such a procedure.Connie Culp at the Cleveland Clinic in 2009. She was the longest-living face transplant recipient in the world, a hospital official said.

Coronavirus News: Live Updates

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:54:00 GMT

Thousands in Berlin protest Germany’s coronavirus measures. The virus is picking up speed in the Midwest. A summer camp in Georgia apologizes for hosting a retreat after hundreds who attended were infected.

SpaceX Crew Dragon to Bring 2 NASA Astronauts Home

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:30:08 GMT

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are getting ready to splash down after two months in orbit.

Can Humans Give Coronavirus to Bats, and Other Wildlife?

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 09:00:15 GMT

Federal agencies suggest caution in U.S. bat research to avoid transmitting the novel coronavirus to wildlife.A Townsend’s big-eared bat being collected for study and release in an abandoned mining cave near Ely, Nev.

How Woody Vines Do the Twist

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 09:00:14 GMT

Slowly, scientists are learning how lianas quickly climb.A liana vine trailing into the forest canopy in a tropical jungle in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 09:00:14 GMT

Nearly two-thirds of GEDmatch’s users opt out of helping law enforcement. For a brief window this month, that didn’t matter.

The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:30:28 GMT

The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported. Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus.

Should Youth Come First in Coronavirus Care?

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:37:28 GMT

If medical rationing becomes necessary, some older adults are prepared to step aside. But many have the opposite concern: that they will be arbitrarily sent to the rear of the line.Larry Churchill, a bioethicist from Vanderbilt University. “Part of the moral meaning of aging lies in a sense of reciprocity across generations,” he wrote in a recent essay.

Covid-19 Testing Is in Short Supply. Should You Still Get a Test?

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:11:15 GMT

Public health officials once suggested only people with symptoms should be tested. Now some say getting one is a civic duty.A family at a testing site in Miami Springs, Fla. Getting a coronavirus test, like wearing a mask, shows “a desire to be a part of the solution,” an epidemiologist said.

Coronavirus Live News: World Updates

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 12:34:44 GMT

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline will use government funds in exchange for millions of doses of an experimental vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci and other health officials will testify before a House panel at 9 a.m.

Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States. Here’s Why.

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:00:29 GMT

Inadequate testing and protracted delays in producing results have crippled tracking and hampered efforts to contain major outbreaks.Contact tracing in an office at the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County in May.