California, and the world at large, will contend with longer, hotter, drier wildfire seasons
The study focuses on California, but the roots of the problem are global, the team explains.
More than 12,000 Americans want to become NASA astronauts for the Artemis mission
It's the second-highest number of applications the agency ever received for a single mission.
Researchers obtain oldest-ever human DNA from ancient tooth
It's helping us piece together the human family tree.
UK researchers map “profound long‐term changes” in plankton populations around their island
While the study focused on the UK, the results point to plankton woes on a global level.
Quarantines need to last at least six weeks to really hurt COVID-19
Luckily, our measures against COVID-19 works. Sadly, we need to bear through them a bit longer.
New species of feathery raptor found in New Mexico
A newly-discovered dinosaur species from New Mexico is one of the last raptors to have walked the Earth, researchers report...
New approach neutralizes influenza with modified bacteria predator membranes
The team is currently working on adapting it for use against the coronavirus.
Hubble’s spectacular new image of the Umbrella Galaxy will help make your quarantine prettier
Things are pretty stressful on Earth right now -- so look at the sky!
Up to one-in-five COVID-19 patients in a new analysis co-infected with another respiratory virus
While the findings are based on a relatively small sample, they do point to the need for a more thorough...
The Food and Drug Administration allows for two uncertified drugs to be administered to COVID-19 patients
Will this be the right decision? Time will tell. But I do hope it is.
Some patients spread COVID-19 even a week after the symptoms dissipate
"More severe infections may have even longer shedding times."
SpaceX delays next launch due to COVID-19 travel restrictions
So far, SpaceX has been putting a lot of effort into insulating itself from the outbreak, but it seems to...
Marine species move toward the poles to avoid climate change
An analysis of more than 300 marine plant, animal, plankton, and fish species found that they've increasingly moved towards the...
New method helps screen COVID-19 patients at risk from drug-induced heart attack
When battling an epidemic that we can't cure, doctors are looking to yet-untested drugs.
Quarantine, school closure, and social distancing could reduce the spread of COVID-19 by 70%
Staying at home really does work.
Researchers simulate the coronavirus atom-by-atom to find its weaknesses
It's tiny, but its a huge thorn in our sides right now.
Researchers successfully reverse aging — in a lab dish
The team is "very excited" about the findings.
US Surgeon General advises all Americans to stay home — “this week, it’s gonna get bad”
Earlier today, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams gave a telling warning of how the coronavirus outbreak is going in the...
Covid-19 survival time on surfaces depends on the material
"If you're touching items that someone else has recently handled, be aware they could be contaminated and wash your hands."
