HIV mutates rapidly, which has made the development of a vaccine an enormous challenge for decades. Finally, we might have one.
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The antibodies elicited by the “S2 vaccine” not only neutralize COVID’s multiple strains but also coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
If you have an old TV set with the “rabbit ear” antennae, and you set it to channel 03, that snowy static can reveal the Big Bang itself.
Let’s hope that squid don’t evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
Societal breakdown, whether real or imagined, can lead to dramatic responses — like blood-sucking vampires.
It is estimated that as many as 488 million people worldwide were exposed to dangerously long working hours in 2016.
Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.
A clever neuroscience experiment shows that the “other-race effect” is likely due to a lack of experience and perceptual expertise rather than racism.
Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.
New research reveals that the face can affect the shape of the brain through a complex “cross-talk” between the two structures.
Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.
Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
Vladimir Putin adores Fyodor Dostoevsky. A close reading of the legendary author’s texts reveals the feeling might have been mutual.
The Swedish Academy honored the writer for his uncompromising inquiry into the lasting consequences of Africa’s colonization.
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
For over three decades, toxic proteins were believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent studies suggest it might be metabolic reprogramming.
Music and sounds only seem to reduce pain in mice when played at a specific volume.
The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
Mutations that confer malaria resistance occur more frequently in people who live in regions where the disease is endemic.
The good news is that it can be countered with acne medication.
A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.
Behind the scenes, Hitler had at least three disastrous relationships, including a short-lived marriage.
More than 200 years ago, scientists tried to figure out how bats navigate in the dark (or without eyes). This set in motion a series of events that led to the development of ultrasound as a form of psychotherapy.
One of the fundamental questions for those studying and advocating progress is around understanding what variables can move the needle for the type of progress that you might want to see in the world. It’s a key focus of the “progress studies” discipline and a question that has received increased attention from academics and public intellectuals in recent years.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.