Minneapolis, Minnesota Last updated May 4 at 5:15 p.m. EDT Minnesota has reported 428 deaths due to the new coronavirus and 7,234 confirmed cases of the disease, according to the state’s Department of Health. As of today (May 4), 1,271 patients…
Dr Yves Cohen said 24 patients were admitted to a French hospital in December with pneumonia, with one testing positive for Covid-19 after tests were revisited A doctor claims France has had coronavirus patients since December (Image: AFP via Getty…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a new study to determine the rate of COVID-19 infection among U.S. children. The study, known as the Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2, or HEROS, will recruit 6,000 people from 2,000…
A whale shark vertebra from Pakistan, in cross section, showing 50 growth bands Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest living fish in the world, averaging about 32 feet (10 meters) long and weighing tens of thousands of pounds each.…
A sign for historic Route 66 near Tulsa. Last updated May 1 at 6:10 p.m. ET. Oklahoma is reporting 3,748 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 230 deaths, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Community spread has been confirmed…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at mysterious arachnids with more legs and eyes than you can count on one hand: spiders. How long have spiders been around? How many different spider species are…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at mysterious animal abilities that are so incredible they might as well be superpowers. How do animals breathe underwater? Why can microscopic tardigrades survive being frozen for decades?…
A frontal view of the head shows the bilateral split between sexes (female left side of image, male right side). In an un-bee-lievable discovery, scientists identified a bee that’s male on its left side and female on its right side.…
The orangutan Ujian chats with new buddies, a romp of river otters. A family of orangutans and a romp of river otters are the furriest of friends, according to zookeepers in Belgium who purposefully arranged for the primates’ and mustelids’…
Last updated May 1 at 6:18 pm E.D.T. As of May 1, Maryland is reporting 23,472 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,098 deaths associated with the virus, according to Maryland.gov. This makes it 13th in the list of states for the…