Jibril Aliyu, 10, was allegedly found living in a ramshackled shed among goats and chickens while his family lived in comfort, before being rescued by human rights lawyers and the police A little boy was allegedly found living among goats…
Russia just approved a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of people, though it has not been thoroughly tested for effectiveness, according to news reports. Russia named the newly approved vaccine “Sputnik V,” in reference to the world’s…
From the idea that drinking bleach can kill the coronavirs to a theory that the virus was created in a lab as a bioweapon, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a flurry of misinformation, hatching more than 2,000 rumors, conspiracy theories…
New Zealand’s streak of no coronavirus transmission has come to an end: The country has announced its first cases of local transmission in 102 days, according to news reports. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…
What is brain death? Though the term is used to unhook ventilators and guide organ donation, there hasn’t been a single process that determines when brain death has occurred. That may be about to change: New guidelines may make the…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a community meeting with COVID-19 community responders at Wainuiomata’s Memorial Hall on July 30, 2020, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand, a country of about 4.8 million, has now gone 100 days without a…
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects cells by plugging into a receptor on their surface. Now, by crafting a “decoy” of that receptor, scientists aim to foil the virus’s attack. In a new study, published Aug. 4 in the journal…
Three-year-old Alexandra Naggear’s parents Tracy and Paul searched for their daughter in the rubble of their high-rise flat after the devastating blast before rushing her to hospital on a motorbike A toddler died from her injuries three days after the…
The 18-month-old boy died after his father reversed his 4×4 from a rented villa. He was rushed to hospital but died shortly after arrival in what the town mayor described as ‘devastating and tragic’ The tragedy happened at Conil de…
Of all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brain. It is now clear that many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of…
The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 715,800 lives worldwide, including more than 160,000 in the U.S. alone. Wearing face masks could save another 66,000 Americans from dying of the virus by December, according to a new model. Wearing…
In this special episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we focus on a serious topic that everybody is talking about: SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Every day at Live Science, our reporters and editors track the latest coronavirus developments…