Juan Manuel Paredes Torres was shot near the hospital called Essalud in Lima, Peru, allegedly by a man who had just got off a motorbike (Image: CEN/@aliada) A doctor was shot in the stomach as he walked to work to…
Most star systems that we know of support gas giant planets with atmospheres full of hydrogen and some helium. Could aliens that breathe helium and hydrogen live on exoplanets throughout the cosmos? A new study of life on Earth suggests…
This Hubble Space Telescope image of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was taken on April 23, 2020. Last month, Comet ATLAS shattered skywatchers’ hopes of a brilliant display when it began crumbling — but scientists have spotted a new opportunity to…
If there’s a single clear note rising from the cacophony of coronavirus news, it’s that the pandemic will not end without a vaccine. Though dozens of vaccine candidates are in the works, some hopping through clinical trial phases at an…
Two residents of Snohomish County, Washington, who fell ill with COVID-19-like symptoms in December have now tested positive for antibodies against the new coronavirus. The findings suggest the virus might have arrived in the U.S. earlier than thought. One of…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at dreams that terrify: nightmares. What causes nightmares, and does everybody have them? What can you do to prevent nightmares? And if you’re caught in the middle of…