COVID-19 antibodies last at least three months; so do symptoms for many
People infected with COVID-19 develop antibodies targeting the new coronavirus that last for at least three months, according to two reports published on Thursday in Science Immunology. The two studies, together involving nearly 750 patients, both point to immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, which start showing up well after an infection begins, as the longest-lasting. Researchers found IgG...
Astronomers captured rare images of a black hole shredding a star into spaghetti-like strands and devouring it
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory observed a black hole sucking in a faraway star, shredding it into thin strands of stellar...
German ship completes historic Arctic expedition
The German Research Vessel Polarstern returns to port after drifting for a year in Arctic...
A study finds new moms with COVID-19 do not need to be separated from their babies after birth — but they should wear masks
Measures like handwashing and mask-wearing were enough to prevent almost all moms from passing COVID-19 to babies after birth, even if they...
Nobel: US auction theorists win Economics Prize
The work of Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson is used in the sale of airport slots and radio...
A well-timed Venus flyby looks for signs of life
The “gravity slingshot” of the BepiColombo space probe was planned years ago, long before astronomers detected traces of phosphine in the Venusian...
COVID-19 can survive on phone screens for 28 days in the dark, study suggests
The research from Australia's science agency suggests that COVID-19 can remain infectious for 28 days on a phone screen, if kept at room...
China is testing an entire city of 9 million for COVID-19 after it found 12 cases connected to a hospital there
A small cluster of cases — six with symptoms and six without — prompted an enormous response from officials in the city of...
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany carrying a wealth of data that will help researchers better predict climate change in the decades to come. The RV Polarstern arrived Monday in the North Sea port of Bremerhaven, from where she set off more than a year ago prepared for bitter cold and polar bear...