Madelyn Frederick was always known as the ‘clumsy’ member of her family. She thought it was nothing more than a lack of balance that left her constantly stumbles and unable to ride a bike. But at 13 years old, after she was rushed to the hospital in her hometown of Dallas, Texas, with a higher … Read more
Coronavirus cases that set off Washington’s epidemic did not arrive until three weeks after the first case was confirmed on January 21, study finds A Washington man was identified as the first US coronavirus case on January 21 The US restricted any non-US citizen from traveling into the US from China on February 2 But … Read more
Valuable stone axes discovered at a 6,000-year old hilltop burial site in Germany suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as previously thought The two rare weapons were found at a tumulus site west of Frankfurt in the 1880s Experts have linked them to a burial mound recently found at the neolithic site The presence of … Read more
A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more
A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more
‘Marsquakes’ measured by NASA’s InSight rover and an experiment to recreate the conditions thought to exist in the Martian core could reveal how the planet formed. Researchers from the University of Tokyo have been studying the seismic properties of iron-sulphur – thought to be the substance at the core of Mars. It’s not known exactly … Read more
Raft of clay tablets and pots thought to be from ancient Middle East when seized at Heathrow are FAKES say the British Museum – and could have been on their way to con a wealthy collector ‘These consignments confirm the importance of vigilance on the part of our law enforcement agencies’ Pair of trunks filled … Read more
Anderson Cooper has announced the birth of his child, a little boy named Wyatt Cooper. The CNN town hall anchor shared the first picture of the little boy Thursday night, telling viewers: ‘As gay kid I never thought I’d have a child.’ He thanked the child’s surrogate mother and medical professionals who delivered the child amid … Read more
Coronavirus may be far more deadly than current official fatality rates indicate, a new study suggests. Predictions University of California, Berkeley, researchers made based on death data out of Italy claim that a 0.5 percent fatality rate is a ‘conservative’ estimate for New York City. Overall, they anticipate that the virus may up to kill … Read more