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…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at a mysterious group of animals that included some of the heaviest, tallest and fiercest creatures to ever walk the planet — dinosaurs. Are modern birds really living…
A novel coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China, is causing the COVID-19 disease. Now that the new coronavirus is expected to spread across the United States, many people are wondering whether the country is up for the challenge. The first…
Carl Goldman, the owner of a radio station in California, has spoken about his experience catching caronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Tokyo and then relishing some time away from his wife in a biocontainment unit Medical staff…
A man who was a patient at EvergreenHealth, a hospital in Kirkland, Wash., died of COVID-19. The man, who was in his 50s, had underlying health conditions. The U.S. reported its first death from COVID-19, a man in his 50s…
As the new human coronavirus spreads around the world, individuals and families should prepare — but are we? The Centers for Disease Control has already said that it expects community transmission in the United States, and asked families to be…
After being rejected multiple times over a two year period, the man in India is alleged to have sexually harassed the girl before pouring kerosene over her and setting her alight A man allegedly raped and set a 17-year-old girl…
Doctors look at a lung CT image at a hospital in Yunmeng county, Xiaogan city, in China’s central Hubei province in Feb. 20, 2020. A small study out of China suggests that the new coronavirus can persist in the body…
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…