The sperm tail moves very rapidly in 3D like a rotating drill bit, not to-and-fro as 2D microscope data suggested. Under a microscope, human sperm seem to swim like wiggling eels, tails gyrating to and fro as they seek an…
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…
Horrified onlookers recorded the moment the thrill-seeking tourist hurled himself into the water before a loud thud is heard at a beauty spot called Cap Negret near the party resort of San Antonio A British man was filmed leaping from…
The ingredients arrive by mail, to be prepared by recipients in their homes or labs. No, this isn’t a DIY meal kit — it’s an unproven COVID-19 vaccine distributed by a group called the Rapid Deployment Vaccine Collaborative, or RADVAC,…
A 13-year-old was cycling home from a river in Russia when he fell and landed on his fishing rod, which impaled him and pierced just half an inch away from a vital vein The teenager was impaled by the fishing…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified at least 77 hand sanitizers that contain dangerous levels of methanol, a toxic substance that can cause nausea, nerve damage and blindness when absorbed through the skin and death, if ingested.…
A 10-month-old child had an ornament hook stuck in her esophagus for several months before anyone discovered it. On the left, an X-ray of the child’s chest showing the metal ornament hook (arrow), and on the right, a photo of…
Paediatrician and Chief of Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor Tom Connell has said symptoms among babies to look out for include fever, sneezing, fast breathing and changes in mood or behaviour A cluster of four positive cases…
The first large phase 3 trial of a candidate coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. began today (July 27). The biotech company Moderna is conducting the phase 3 trial, called COVE (Coronavirus Efficacy), in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy…
The toddler was found in a store room at Lollipop’s Playland and Cafe in Penrith, western Sydney, sometime after police were told her mother was looking for her The alleged incident happened at Lollipop’s Playland and Café in Australia (Image:…