Last updated May 3 at 10 a.m. ET. The U.S. has now confirmed nearly 1.13 million COVID-19 cases. To date, at least 66,385 individuals in the U.S. have died from the coronavirus causing COVID-19. At least 24,198 of those COVID-19…
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Fossils of rudist bivalves such as this one (Vaccinites) discovered in the United Arab Emirates’ Al-Hajar Mountains, provide valuable insight into the late Cretaceous. When dinosaurs still left fresh footprints on the mud, our planet twirled around faster than it…
Two rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya’s Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in 2017. Rangers at a nature conservancy in Garissa County, Kenya, have discovered the skeletal remains of two rare white giraffes that went missing several months ago. According to…
The skull is all that’s left of this 99-million-year-old hummingbird-size dinosaur. About 99 million years ago, a “super weird” and incredibly small bird-like dinosaur got stuck in a gob of tree resin that eventually hardened into amber, preserving what may…
A swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolour) considers her life choices. Pregnancy can sometimes feel like it lasts forever, but for an Australian marsupial called a swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), pregnancy truly never ends. Researchers recently discovered that female wallabies can conceive…
A newly identified coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is spreading across the globe. Here’s what you need to know about the virus and the disease it causes, called COVID-19. Update on Friday, March 6 (ET): . —WHO director-general calls on countries to take…
Photos taken every hour from June 2013 to April 2014 show the expansion and contraction of the glass sponge Hyalonema, which resembles a blooming tulip. To the naked eye, deep-sea sponges seem to sit totally still, confined to one spot…
A Chinese woman holds her protective-mask-wearing dog in Beijing, China, on Feb. 7, 2020 in Beijing, China, amidst the outbreak of the new coronavirus. There is no evidence that dogs can catch this virus, let alone spread it to humans.…
At least white paws make it easier to see richly-colored yarn. If you see a house cat, the odds are high that it will have white paws, a look that many owners affectionately call “socks.” But socks are rarely seen…
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It’s International Polar Bear Day! To celebrate the wonders of the largest of the bear species, one that has become an icon of global warming and polar ice melt, here are some stunning photos that reveal just how magnificent these…