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BioNTech co-founders Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Ozlem Tureci in its headquarters in Germany on Jan. 3.

mRNA Technology Gave Us the First COVID-19 Vaccines. It Could Also Upend the Drug Industry

The remarkable scientific discoveries behind the new COVID-19 Vaccines

Chef Ángel León holding seagrass at his Michelin three-star seafood restaurant, Aponiente, in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

Seeding the Ocean: Inside a Michelin-Starred Chef's Revolutionary Quest to Harvest Rice From the Sea

There are very few things that Ángel León hasn't done with the fruits of th...

There are very few things that Ángel León hasn't done with the fruits of the sea. In 2008, as a young, unknown chef, he took a loin from one fish and attached it to the...

A caregiver shows a dose of 5ml of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Korian Les Amandiers EHPAD Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People during a vaccination campaign to fight against the spread of COVID-19 in Paris, France, on Jan. 7, 2021.

E.U. Regulators Approve Drawing up To Six Doses From BioNTech-Pfizer Vaccine Vials

(BRUSSELS) — The European Union's drug agency on Friday approved doctors dr...

(BRUSSELS) — The European Union's drug agency on Friday approved doctors drawing up to six doses from each vial of the coronavirus vaccine made by BioNTech-Pfizer, a move that could speed up the pace of...

Icebergs near Ilulissat, Greenland. Climate change is having a profound effect in Greenland with glaciers and the Greenland ice cap retreating.

2020 Ties With 2016 for Warmest Year Ever Recorded

For a year of dubious superlatives, 2020 has left the planet one last parti...

For a year of dubious superlatives, 2020 has left the planet one last parting gift. On 8 Jan., the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which tracks global climate trends announced that not only...

Pollution at sunrise, Castleton, Derbyshire, Peak District. UK

Global Warming Already Baked In Will Blow Past Climate Goals, a New Study Says

Researchers say carbon pollution already in the air will push global temper...

Researchers say carbon pollution already in the air will push global temperatures to about 2.3 degrees Celsius of warming

A firefighter works the scene as flames push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020.

2020 Was a Year of Climate Extremes. What Can We Expect in 2021?

Some types of extreme weather are becoming more likely as the climate chang...

Some types of extreme weather are becoming more likely as the climate changes

Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains

When he was two years old, Ben stopped seeing out of his left eye. His moth...

When he was two years old, Ben stopped seeing out of his left eye. His mother took him to the doctor and soon discovered he had retinal cancer in both eyes. After chemotherapy and radiation...