Around-the-World Expedition Finds 200,000 Species of Viruses in the Oceans
The Tara sailing in the arctic.Photo: Tara Ocean After traveling around the world, sampling the ocean from pole to pole, scientists have uncovered nearly 200,000
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2019 Is Already a Record-Breaking Year for Measles, CDC Says
A sign explaining a recent state of emergency on display at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York on March 27, 2019.Photo: Seth
Climate activists block entrance to London Stock Exchange
Environmental activists who have brought disruption to the British capital for more than a week blocked the main entrance to the London Stock Exchange on
Emirati Woman Reportedly Regains Awareness After 27 Years in Minimally Conscious State
Stock photo: A PET scan machine being operated at Georgetown University Hospital in 2015.Photo: Evan Vucci (AP) A woman from the United Arab Emirates, Munira
Robotic device winds its own way through beating pig heart
Borrowing from the way cockroaches skitter along walls, scientists have created a robotic device that safely guides itself through the delicate chambers of a pig’s
Scientists Create Giant Atlas of World’s Most Remote Reefs
Coral reefs line shores around the world, but they’re sometimes tough to spot because well, they’re underwater. Now, a group of researchers has found that
Even light rain increases your risk of a deadly car crash
Even light rain significantly increases your risk of a fatal car crash, a new study finds. The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with
E-Cigarettes May Be Contaminated With Microbial Toxins, Study Finds
Photo: Dondi Tawatao (Getty Images) E-cigarette fans at this point might be getting used to bad news about the chemicals found in their products. A
Mars lander picks up what’s likely 1st detected marsquake
NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected. InSight’s quake monitor recorded and measured
Skip the Gym, Plastic Surgeons Can Now Sculpt Belly Fat Into a Weird Chiseled Six-Pack
Preoperative frontal view (left) compared to image obtained 1-year postoperatively of a male patient with abdominal etching plus concomitant gynecomastia correction and deltoid/biceps augmentation (right).Photo:
‘It’s very concerning’: Americans sitting more than ever, study finds | US news
The amount of time Americans spend sitting down has increased by an hour a day in recent years, a new study has found. Americans of
Teen activist says future has been stolen by climate change
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has accused adults of stealing young people’s future as she met senior British politicians at Parliament. The 16-year-old Swede,
Monarch eTNS Receives FDA Approval
The Monarch eTNS systemPhoto: NeuroSigma Families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will now have a new, non-drug, treatment available to manage the
Back to Earth: Washington set to allow ‘human composting’
Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as “natural organic reduction” — an accelerated decomposition process that turns
SpaceX suffers serious setback with crew capsule accident
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew