Science

New research suggests your blood type could determine your risk of getting infected with COVID-19 – and how serious the symptoms might be.

A growing body of evidence suggests that blood type may play a role in the risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus or developing life-threatening complications from the illness. Two studies on the topic were published Wednesday in the journal Blood Advances, a publication of the American Society of Hematology. One of the studies suggests that if you have type...

The Nobel Prizes show how slow basic science pays off, even though everyone wants quick fixes to global problems

In 1961, President Kennedy vowed to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade and expanded Americans’ ideas about the possibilities of space exploration. How will the 2020 election, and the president it puts in power for the next four years, decide our future in space?

Latif Nasser is the host of the new Netflix science documentary series “Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything” which follows Nasser around the world as he explores the different ways that humans are connected.

Sea spiders are marine anthropods that can grow as large as a dinner plate and breathe through hundreds of pores. The New York Times takes a deep dive into sea spider research, which is teaching scientists about climate change.

Scientists from the University of Delaware create a test for ducks to discover the range of their hearing underwater. The information could be used to save ducks caught up in commercial fishing nets.

“Mini-brains” are minuscule organoids made from stem cells that mimic the behavior of the human brain. A team at Johns Hopkins University is using “mini-brains” to study the affects of the coronavirus on the brain without using animal research. Dr. Thomas Hartung of Johns Hopkins joined LX News to talk about what his team is learning from this research.

Research shows that acts of kindness make us feel better and healthier. Kindness is also key to how we evolved and survived as a species, scientists say. We are hard-wired to be kind.

NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken are conducting a second space walk this week to work on battery upgrades at the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to last seven hours.

President Donald Trump’s comment about injecting disinfectant to fight coronavirus is just the latest in a long list of comments and actions that run contrary to mainstream science

A big picture look at global insect decline shows land bugs are disappearing at a rate of nearly 1% a year

A gaping spread in statistical models for the coronavirus pandemic has injected a political element into the scientific endeavor

If you’re a coronavirus survivor, your blood could help doctors figure out how to fight the virus.  Researchers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, are racing to help patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.  “There isn’t a lot of time for everyone who has this disease and we have to act quickly and competently to...

If you’re a coronavirus survivor, your blood could help doctors figure out how to fight the virus. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

A supermoon rose above the sky on Tuesday. It was the first in a string of supermoons this year. The next supermoon will occur in May.

If you are looking for educational resources for your kids, Here are four free math and science websites they can explore at home. Storm Team4’s Amelia Draper reports.

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the coronavirus travels through the air and remains suspended for 30 minutes before dropping onto surfaces. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper uses pepper and water to show the importance of washing your hands during the coronavirus outbreak.

Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School equips young girls for STEM fields while preparing for engineering competitions.