Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the ...

At one point, motorsports testing was a free-for-all where teams could test whenever and wherever they wanted. Today, sanctioning bodies have largely saved teams from themselves. Rather than spending ...

As the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to bend, health workers will need to return to what Dr. Geoff Baird calls “the bread and butter of epidemiology.” Test many people for the virus. Isolate ...

If you don't feel well, you may worry that you have COVID-19. The only way to know for sure is to take a test. At-home tests can tell whether you have the virus right now. More specialized antibody ...

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance. But two ...

As Illinois and other states look to phase in reopenings over the coming weeks and months, one message has been repeated again and again: to end this crisis, we need more testing. Startups and ...

I went for a crash course in engine lubricants, and boy, did I get it—along with an education in global energy markets, alt fuels, engine and emissions technologies, testing protocols and coming ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

Testing! Testing! Testing! That’s what the experts say is necessary to move the country back to normalcy. Almost daily, local TV stations in New York City where I live run public service announcements ...

As the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to bend, health workers will need to return to what Dr. Geoff Baird calls “the bread and butter of epidemiology.” Test many people for the virus. Isolate ...