Here are 10 of the most beautiful places on Earth — from cascading waterfalls and towering mountains, to tropical islands and picturesque cities. Despite ills such as pollution, climate change, ecological disasters and the destruction of many wild places, Earth is a beautiful place. From waterfalls and islands to forestsContinue Reading
Around 100 cases of Guillain-Barré have been reported in people who received the J&J vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to announce a new warning for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, following preliminary reports of a rare nerve condition that developed in a very small fraction ofContinue Reading
About two-thirds of pet cats and more than 40% of pet dogs in the study caught COVID-19 after their owners had the disease. Pet cats and dogs often catch COVID-19 from their owners, a new study suggests. The study researchers found that, among the pets of people who had recoveredContinue Reading
The vaccine generates neutralizing antibodies against the delta variant. The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against the highly transmissible delta variant, the company announced on Thursday (July 1). Though the analysis was conducted on only a small number of participants and hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed, it suggestsContinue Reading
For the last few weeks, the imminent release of a U.S. intelligence report on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) had stirred excitement across the United States. So it’s not surprising to find that most Americans believe in intelligent life inhabiting other worlds, according to a survey conducted before the report wasContinue Reading
Mice carry a teeming community of bacteria in their guts, and these gut bugs influence how the rodents’ brains work, according to a new study. Specifically, researchers wanted to find out how gut bacteria influence the activity of brain networks involved in mouse social behavior. Normally, when a mouse encountersContinue Reading
A 6- to 8-foot-long great white shark bit the right leg of a 35-year-old man body-boarding off Grey Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County, California, Saturday (June 26) morning. Though the bite was “severe,” the man was able to make his way to shore, Bay Area news siteContinue Reading
“The trends we found were quite alarming in a sense.” Planet Earth is now trapping twice as much heat as it did 14 years ago, according to findings of a new study, which raise concerns about the possible acceleration of climate change. For the study, researchers looked at data fromContinue Reading
One bee has cloned itself millions of times over the past three decades. When hives of the African lowland honeybee (Apis mellifera scutella) collapse, they do so because of an invisible inner threat: the growing, immortal clone army of a rival bee subspecies. That army is possible because the femaleContinue Reading
Tardigrades have previously survived in the vacuum of space. Tiny water-dwelling creatures called tardigrades known for their ability to survive in the most extreme environments will be subject to a series of experiments at the International Space Station to reveal the secrets of their superpowers. The 0.02-inch (0.5 mm) eight-leggedContinue Reading
