The birds and the bees talk may need an upgrade soon. Scientists are working on ways to use blood and skin cells to replace sperm and eggs. So, will sex go by the wayside?
Karen Weintraub writes about the science behind these headlines in Scientific American. She says we are still years away from human babies being created with eggs and sperm. So far scientists have only created eggs out of skin cells from mice.
The idea of creating babies without parents will likely raise a number of ethical and cultural questions. Weintraub says the scientific studies are still in such early stages that they haven't begun to receive cultural scrutiny.
President Joe Biden is urging those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection.
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.
The White House says President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.
President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders.
Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica.
The slaughter of 1,428 white-sided dolphins as part of a four-century-old traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water in the Faeroe Islands where they are killed has reignited a debate in the small North Atlantic islands.
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President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates.
