The labelling and packaging unit of the Serum Intitute of India. In this photograph workers pack the vials into boxes, which are labelled and sent forward. Viraj Nayar for NPR hide caption
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said concerns were raised with the information released by AstraZeneca on initial clinical trial data. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption
A U.S. satellite captures cloud cover over North America on Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it has upgraded its weather forecasting model to use more satellite weather data. GOES-East CONUS/NOAA/NASA hide caption
NOAA Upgrades Forecasts As Climate Change Drives More Severe Storms
Military personnel prepare for the opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Queens, N.Y.,on Feb. 24. Seth Wenig/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Coronavirus Cases Are Surging In Europe. Why The U.S. Is In Better Shape — For Now
It's impossible to know how often college students are getting vaccinated. Rumors of it happening illegitimately are widespread, but many situations aren't so duplicitous upon closer examination, because the vaccinated students are actually eligible, because they work in labs or health care settings, or have underlying health issues that make them high risk for severe COVID-19. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Curtis Wynn, president and CEO of Roanoke Electric Cooperative, with a bi-directional charger that can use electricity from an electric vehicle's battery to power a building. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
How A New Deal Legacy Is Building Clean Energy In Rural North Carolina
A rendering showing ELSA-d's concept of operations. The mission aims to demonstrate technology that could help clear space debris. Astroscale hide caption
Researchers say they may have found a reason for a rare blood clotting condition that has occurred in some people who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Gloria Anderson receives her second COVID-19 vaccination. David Anderson /Gloria Anderson hide caption
A thin strip of sand is all that stands between multimillion-dollar homes on the Southern California coast and a rising Pacific Ocean. A state bill aims to buy, then rent out such properties until they're no longer habitable. Axel Koester/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Glynn Lunney, seen here in 2015, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom as part of the Apollo 13 mission operations team. James Blair/NASA hide caption
Yvonne Vela Tona, one of the "mamas" at the sanctuary, looks after the young bonobo Esake. Ley Uwera for NPR hide caption
Lava flows Saturday from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. The long-dormant volcano erupted Friday evening. Icelandic Coast Guard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A researcher with Franceville International Medical Research Centre collects bats in a net on November 25, 2020 inside a cave in Gabon. Scientists are looking for potential sources for a possible next coronavirus pandemic. Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Next Pandemic: Scientists Fear Another Coronavirus Could Jump From Animals To Humans
President George W. Bush speaks about his administration's national strategy for pandemic preparedness and response at William Natcher Center of the National Institutes of Health November 1, 2005 in Bethesda, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Are We Ready For The Next One? The Striking Pandemic Warnings That Were Ignored
Jeevan Guha, 6, offers a view of pandemic-era schooling with this homemade sign in San Francisco. The sign reads, "I miss my school." Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6
Rick Doblin: How Can We Use Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy To Treat Trauma?
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Ariel Waldman: What Can We Learn From Microscopic Life In Antarctica?
Emily Levesque: How Have Telescopes Transformed Our Understanding Of The Universe?
People eye each other with suspicion while dealing with the fear of Coronavirus. LA Johnson hide caption
Yunseo Choi won first place Wednesday in this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search STEM competition. Society for Science hide caption
Dr. Sabine Straus, chair of the European Medicines Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, said Thursday that the committee had concluded there is no increase in the overall risk of blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Screengrab by NPR/YouTube/European Medicines Agency hide caption
Climate change is also making ocean waters more acidic, potentially harming shellfish like oysters. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
An elderly couple wearing face masks walks in Madrid on April 30, 2020 during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Burna Boy accepted the Best Global Music Album award for 'Twice as Tall' from Chika at the Grammy awards on March 14. His acceptance speech was dedicated to all of Africa. Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption