The Scientist Behind Some of the Best Coronavirus Images

From her laboratory in the far western reaches of Montana, Elizabeth Fischer is trying to help people see what they’re up against in COVID-19.

Over the past three decades, Fischer, 58, and her team at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories, part of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have captured and created some of the mo…

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U.S. Is Getting Closer to Having COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five Years Old

On April 28, Moderna submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in children between six months and six years old.

The Cambridge, Mass.-based company is now the second to request permission for an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 for use in that age group. Pfizer-BioNTech, the other mRNA vaccine maker, requested …

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Dinosaur Footprints Uncovered in Scotland

If you’ve ever wished Jurassic Park was real, taking a trip to Scotland may be the next best thing.

Scientists have discovered ancient dinosaur tracks on the Isle of Skye in Scotland dating back to the Middle Jurassic period.

The discovery of dozens of dino footprints that are about 170 million years old holds international significance because fossils from the Middle Jurassic…

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