Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. The biotech company has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Since its completion in 1963, the Arecibo Observatory has played a key role in discoveries ranging from new insights into pulsars to detecting planets outside our solar system. John Elk/Getty Images hide caption
The African crested rat is the only mammal known to sequester lethal plant toxins. Stephanie Higgins hide caption
Princess Haley, co-founder of a group called Appetite for Change, picks an artichoke to go into supply boxes of fresh produce. The group's mission is to improve the diet of families in Minneapolis. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption
Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, seen from Syangboche in Nepal. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"You do what you have to do to survive," says Diane Evans, who is fighting pandemic loneliness with technology. Evans lives in San Francisco and has Zoom calls regularly with her daughter in Chicago. Lesley McClurg/KQED hide caption
Your olfactory system is actually more sensitive in colder weather. Pauline Pilon/Getty Images hide caption
Donald Baffoni holds a 6-month-old turkey this month at Baffoni's Poultry Farm in Johnston, R.I. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Adam Woodrum and his son, Robert, get ready for a bike ride near their home in Carson City, Nev., this month. During the summer, Robert had a bike accident that resulted in a hefty bill from the family's insurer. Maggie Starbard for KHN hide caption
Flames approach houses during the Tick Fire on Oct. 24, 2019 in Canyon Country, California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A flu vaccine is administered at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site, in San Fernando, Calif. Emergency use authorization is expected soon for vaccines for COVID-19. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Included in the missing notebooks is Darwin's famous Tree of Life sketch, according to Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library hide caption
Then-Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change in April 2016. Kerry has been chosen as climate envoy in the incoming Biden administration. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Sam Berns and Audrey Gordon, executive director of The Progeria Research Foundation and Berns's aunt, attend The New York Premiere Of HBO's "Life According To Sam" on October 8, 2013 in New York City. Thos Robinson/Getty Images for HBO hide caption