The section of colon that was removed was 30 inches long and weighed nearly 29 lbs. When doctors in China removed 30 inches of a young man’s colon, they also removed nearly 29 lbs. (13 kilograms) of his feces. The…
A picture of Nadia Zhukova, 23, wearing her risque outfit as she worked on a male coronavirus ward at a hospital in Tula in Russia, went viral after it was taken by a patient A Russian nurse who was disciplined…
Parts of India could suffer famine and disease outbreaks after being hit by a massive swarm of locusts, as it becomes the country with the fourth-highest number of Covid-19 cases India has suffered its worst locust invasion in 30 years…
The South American country has been devastated by coronavirus and despite sky-high numbers registered its largest daily rise in cases yesterday, suggesting worse is still to come Brazil has become only the second country in the world to pass one…
Adéle Grosse and her husband found a dead giant squid (Architeuthis dux) while walking on Golden Mile Beach in Britannia Bay, South Africa. When a giant squid washed ashore on a South African beach, one woman’s first instinct was to…
America may be reopening, but the new coronavirus hasn’t gone away — indeed, many U.S. states have seen worrisome rises in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. But is there a point at which these rises should trigger the return of…
Around 1 in 5 people across the world have underlying conditions that put them at risk of developing severe COVID-19 if infected with the coronavirus, according to a new study. That adds up to around 1.7 billion people worldwide. The…
This illustration shows the newly described Cambrian arthropod Xiaocaris luoi, swimming along the ocean floor as they look for their next meal. About 518 million years ago, a fierce shrimp-like creature didn’t brandish just one “knife,” it flashed more than…
Two hair stylists in Missouri interacted with a total of 140 clients and six coworkers before learning they both had COVID-19 — thankfully, the stylists didn’t pass the virus on to any of these contacts, according to a statement from…
An outdoor waiting area at a restaurant in Illinois, with seats placed six feet apart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released additional guidance to help Americans reduce their risk of COVID-19. Long-story short, the basic rules…