Category Planet Earth

What is a coronavirus?

An artist’s depiction of the 2019-nCov novel coronavirus. Coronaviruses get their name for the spikey projections on their surface that resemble the prongs of a crown. Coronaviruses make up a large family of viruses that can infect birds and mammals,…

Ocean currents are getting faster

Ocean currents visualized using data gathered between 2005 and 2007. New evidence suggests ocean currents are moving faster now than they did two decades ago. Ocean currents are moving faster today than they did two decades ago. New research, published…