Hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes will soon be released in the Florida Keys island chain to wipe out local populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes, according to news reports. The big questions are, will it work and will it have…
Is honey a better treatment for coughs and colds than over-the-counter medications and antibiotics? A new review of research says yes — though with the caveat that over-the-counter medications don’t actually offer much relief for sore throats, hacking coughs and…
A stock photo of a commercial fishing boat. An outbreak of COVID-19 on a fishing boat has provided scientists with the first direct evidence that antibodies really do protect people from re-infection. More than 100 of the 122 crew members…
Family and friends of Vladimir Putin foe Alexei Navalny claimed Russia is risking his life by refusing to allow him to be flown to Germany for treatment after he was ‘poisoned’ at Tomsk airport Supporters of prominent Vladimir Putin foe…
The 240 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur contained a hearty meal; the partial remains of a thalattosaur, another marine reptile that was only slightly smaller in size. About 240 million years ago, one giant sea monster ate another, and then…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t authorize the use of blood plasma to treat COVID-19 patients until more data about the treatment can be reviewed, federal officials announced. Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy relies on blood plasma donations from…
The Walter Reed Hospital flu ward in Washington D.C. treated patients during the 1918 flu pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to become more deadly than the 1918 flu pandemic, a new study suggests. Remembered as the deadliest pandemic…
In a brief video scene that has already charmed thousands, a pair of unlikely animal companions — a dog and a lion — appear to be shaking hands … or paws. A GIF shared to Reddit yesterday (Jan. 28) shows…
Richard the Lionhearted leads his Crusaders in battle against the Muslims at Arsuf. An archaeologist in Israel has located one of the Third Crusade’s key battlefields — the spot where Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart,…
A newly discovered car-sized asteroid just made the closest-known flyby to Earth without hitting our planet. On Sunday (Aug. 16), the asteroid, initially labeled ZTF0DxQ and now formally known to astronomers as 2020 QG, swooped by Earth at a mere…