Vaccines are the way out of the pandemic. But having access to effective treatments can also save many lives.

... because the overall odds are still very low.

The study supports the idea that Neanderthals and Denisovans also emerged from Africa, but also shows their demographic fragility.

A parasite is coming for our bananas -- but science is here to stop it.

It's normal to sometimes feel anxious about our planet's future. But you shouldn't let it overwhelm you.

A sigh of relief for students -- but student loan relief will definitively end in January.

There's more to Antarctica than ice and penguins. *This article has been edited, see bottom*

The Delta variant has changed the equation, and experts suggest we err on the side of caution.

Can controlling cancer finally be on the menu?

It's still pretty neat... but not as exciting as water.

That's a lot of "million years ago".

A book on coral reefs you don't want to miss out on.

Our solar system just keeps getting more interesting.

Turns out, the free market doesn't really like censorship that much.

Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.

Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.

AI is done playing -- it's time to start dealing with real-world problems.

The country believes simply reducing our emissions isn't enough -- we'll also need to sequester carbon underground.

This "real-life" Pikachu isn't afraid to get dirty to make it.

Just in case we needed another reason to prevent glaciers from melting.

For the first time in over a month, Hubble is able to snap new images of the universe.

It was a sweet, sweet success.

This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.

Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.

Japan is living in the future.

What does "thinking" even mean anymore?

With climate change, "once in a century" weather events are becoming more and more common.

To find shortcuts in material science, researchers are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence.

Working in a coal mine takes a huge toll on one's mind and body.

The space rice is here.

Under its icy surface, Europa could have the right conditions for life to emerge.

When you've set water on fire, things are probably pretty bad.

We're not saying there's life on Enceladus... but there *could be* life on Enceladus.

Ingenuity took a daring shortcut on its record-breaking 9th flight on the Red Planet.

This could be a game changer in our fight against Alzheimer's.

Not everyone is thrilled, though: one such rocket recently plummeted back to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry.

The movement of tectonic plates can sometimes cause the surface of the plane to rumble. But there's more to it.

The wing bling could be making male dragonflies too hot for their own good.

Cows giveth, cows taketh away.

What if I told you the coolest thing you'll see today is sheep herding? Well, brace yourself. Almost like a...

Britain's greenhouse gas emissions haven't been this low since the Industrial Revolution -- and the difference maker is coal.

We're way past the point of doubts on this one.

Being an Anglo Saxon was more a cultural thing than a genetic thing.

It's an invention that could end a tsunami of animal suffering.

... and they say computers can't create art.

Researchers estimate that 29 of those are potentially habitable.

Vaccinations can help reduce transmission, but we're nowhere near to herd immunity.

The same technology used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could now help us fight cancer.

The birds helped regenerate two fields previously used for agriculture.

There are around 2,000 deserted villages in England, but Gainsthorpe is perhaps the most mysterious of them.