SCIENCE

Moderna said Tuesday that it would expand its COVID-19 vaccine to treat related illnesses.

A fossilized woolly mammoth molar caught by a fisherman in December sold at auction Sunday for $10,300, the proceeds of which will be donated to aid in the Ukraine crisis.

Two doses of the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine was protective against severe disease in children aged 5 to 11 during the recent omicron variant surge, but quickly lost most of its ability to prevent infection in the age group, according to a study by New York State researchers.

The director of the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Twitter Friday that while the agency has been monitoring the "evolving situation" in Ukraine, its partnerships with Russia would continue as planned.

NASA and its international partners announced Wednesday that they had approved crew members for Axiom Space's first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX alone launched nearly 150 of its expanding fleet of Starlink telecommunications satellites in the past month.

Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday that it had begun its first study of an omicron-specific booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that laboratory testing showed its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid appears to be effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

There is a growing debate on whether people testing for omicron should swab their throats.

microCOVID Project is a new online tool helps people calculate their risk of getting COVID-19 based on specific scenarios.

Blue Origin's New Shepard Mission NS-17 is slated to launch on Thursday morning carrying NASA payloads.

More drivers have engaged in risky behaviors, like speeding and driving under the influence, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compounding the problem, safety officials say, these drivers often leave their seat belts unbuckled, raising the potential for deadly consequences.

NASA is using satellite data to help develop tools to support farmers and assist in the scientific study of soil loss.

NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)  has awarded SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) with the launch services contract for the Earth's first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Europa.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is being slammed for his "despicable" comments following his space flight Tuesday, in which he thanked Amazon employees and customers for financing his trip — including from many lawmakers who have urged the billionaire to pay his share of taxes here on Earth.

Jeff Bezos and the three passengers who will be accompanying the Blue Origin CEO into space on June 20 arrived in West Texas on Friday in preparation for the launch.

Elon Musk’s Tesla Energy company and some corporate partners announced Friday that they’re planning the nation’s most sustainable residential neighborhood – and they plan to create it in Austin, Texas.

The FBI has approved a new DNA database system that will expedite the process of matching various DNA samples to identities.

Shares of Daré Bioscience, Inc., surged 63% ahead of Wednesday's opening bell after the biotech company reported a nearly $49 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Florida manatees are dying at a record pace, prompting a federal investigation and calls to relist the aquatic mammals as endangered.