As a physician, mother, daughter and socially responsible human, I’m finding Mother’s Day to be complicated for me this year, as it is for millions. Questions of whether and how to see my adult children and my own elderly mother…
People sit on designated areas to ensure social distancing inside a light rapid transit train in Palembang, Indonesia, on March 20, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no one yet knows what the future holds for COVID-19, most…
A still from a video fly-through of the brain map shows a slice of mouse brain. No, you’re not looking at a psychedelic Millennium Falcon: This flickering, ghostly image is the most detailed view of a mouse brain ever seen.…
A magnified image showing the damaged head and body of the fish, with the arms of the squid-like creature clamped around it. An ancient squid-like creature with 10 arms covered in hooks had just crushed the skull of its prey…
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline. Coronavirus science —Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does virus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does it compare…
Updated May 7 at 10:23 a.m. ET New Mexico has 4,291 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), as of May 7, according to the state’s health department, as well as 169 deaths. New Mexico…
The moon looks clearer than ever in this epic composite image Shadows creep down the banks of every crater on the near-side of the moon, highlighting the pockmarked face of Earth’s gravitationally-bound buddy with a clarity never before seen. According…
A man in Brazil learned he had three kidneys after receiving a CT scan for low-back pain. Above, the CT scan showing the man’s three kidneys: A normal-appearing kidney on the man’s left side, and two kidneys fused at the…
Skyline of Louisville, Kentucky. Coronavirus science —Coronavirus in the US: Map & cases —What are the symptoms? —How deadly is the new coronavirus? —How long does virus last on surfaces? —Is there a cure for COVID-19? —How does it compare…
A sunset at Naples Beach Florida. Last updated May 6 at 12:18 pm ET There are 37,020 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health. This makes Florida 8th in the list…