Hurricanes are getting stronger, and it’s all our fault
A new study reveals that hurricanes are indeed getting more powerful on a decade-by-decade basis. The study also draws strong links between more powerful storms …
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How to protect yourself from the coronavirus while grocery shopping
Wearing a mask is the best thing you can do to avoid the coronavirus while shopping. Wearing gloves, however, is not necessary. Avoiding grocery stores …
A deadly virus is spreading across the United States… in rabbits
A deadly virus has been found in rabbits in several US states, and it could pose a risk to populations of various species across the …
These are the 6 most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates
Six coronavirus vaccine candidates have been determined to be the likeliest to succeed, a Morgan Stanley analyst said in a recent note to investors. The …
Massive CDC study aims to answer coronavirus immunity questions
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will conduct an extensive COVID-19 study to determine the scope of the infection and the strength …
Chinese doctors say they may be able to cure coronavirus without a vaccine
A new type of coronavirus treatment could give COVID-19 patients relief. Scientists in China injected antibodies isolated from recovered coronavirus patients and injected them into …
This bird went completely extinct, and then it came back
A species of flightless bird went extinct over 130,000 years ago but then appeared again after evolution gave it a second chance. The birds evolved …
Scientists explain mysterious ‘lava flows’ on Mars
Volcano-like features on Mars may actually be the result of mud flows rather than lava, researchers now say. Using simulated Mars conditions, researchers were able …
Blood tests might help predict severe coronavirus syndrome in children
Doctors in the UK have observed five blood test parameters that can be used as markers for the severe COVID-19 syndrome affecting some children. A …
Top researcher believes an effective coronavirus treatment could arrive this year
An effective coronavirus medication might be ready by the end of the year, according to researcher Dr. Nevan Krogan. Krogan answered a number of coronavirus-related …
The Sun is going quiet as we dive deeper into a solar minimum
Solar activity is waning, and scientists say we’re headed into a period of low Sun activity known as the solar minimum. The Sun follows a …
Earliest US coronavirus cases might date back to December
New coronavirus antibody tests suggest the first COVID-19 cases in the US may date back to December. The two test results came from the same …
UK may get 30M doses of a breakthrough coronavirus vaccine this fall
The UK government announced that the breakthrough Oxford coronavirus vaccine candidate is making progress in its human trials. If effective and safe, 30 million doses …
This chart shows every coronavirus symptom we know about so far
This handy chart shows all the different ways the novel coronavirus can impact different parts of your body. Not everyone experiences the same symptoms, and …
Coronavirus vaccine may be ready in 2020, but don’t ‘bank on it’
We shouldn’t expect a coronavirus vaccine in 2020, according to Dr. Tom Inglesby of Johns Hopkins University. Vaccine development takes a long time and requires …
This breakthrough coronavirus vaccine already worked on monkeys
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Oxford scientists is already in Phase 1 human trials and could be ready for emergency use as …
Breakthrough technique allows blind people to see shapes and objects
Scientists drew shapes onto the brains of visually impaired volunteers using electricity, and the participants were able to identify the shapes with ease. The new …
How a single person spread coronavirus to 52 people in just 2.5 hours
The novel coronavirus can be transmitted by talking loudly or singing, a new study the CDC published revealed. Touching the same surfaces as an infected …
Aquarium fish are starting to miss humans
Fish at Australia’s popular Cairns Aquarium are feeling a bit down after lockdown prevented visitors from coming to see them. We don’t usually think of …
New study may change our understanding of the coronavirus’ origins
The origin of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still unknown because the world lacks data about Patient Zero, the first patient who got the virus. …
Think you have coronavirus? This is how long you should quarantine
To date, more than 1.4 million people in the US have become infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. As the pandemic drags on, that number is …
Vietnam has spent $200,000 trying to save a coronavirus patient
Vietnam has spent more than $200,000 struggling to save the life of a British man who was infected with the novel coronavirus. After more than …
Promising coronavirus studies show that there’s hope for long-lasting immunity
Researchers studying the immune response of patients who have survived the novel coronavirus found evidence that can answer a few of our most pressing questions. …
One-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU don’t survive
A new study finds that one-third of coronavirus patients who end up in the ICU are unable to recover. The coronavirus is more dangerous than …
The Moon ‘disappeared’ 900 years ago, and scientists just figured out why
The Moon’s mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists. It’s believed that volcanic activity on …
How the viral ‘Plandemic’ video became a poster child for coronavirus misinformation
Ever since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak that went on to become a deadly global pandemic, myths and misinformation have gone hand-in-hand with the …
Researchers want to combine two drugs that could give coronavirus a ‘one-two punch’
Coronavirus treatments have been hard to come by, but researchers are hopeful that combining the antiviral drug remdesivir with a powerful anti-inflammatory could be effective. …
Restaurants are adding coronavirus surcharges to bills, and people are not happy
Restaurants are feeling financial pressure as the coronavirus pandemic has affected supply chains and resulted in higher and higher prices for meat and produce. Customers …
One promising coronavirus vaccine is being grown inside a plant
A company from Canada working on one of several coronavirus vaccines in development will start human trials this summer. The drug is a virus-like protein …
This bizarre coronavirus symptom could be more common than a fever
Fever isn’t always going to be an indication of infection with the novel coronavirus, new studies have revealed. Researchers from Europe and the US concluded …
