May 20, 2020North Atlantic right whale researchers have many reasons to worry: Only, and the threats facingthem are formidable. For one, the inhabitthe busy waters off the Atlantic coast, where they must navigate crowdedshipping channels and water .Now, a new study gives scientists another cause for alarm: North Atlanticright whales seem to be in significantly poorer condition than their closerelatives, the southern right whales.While they inhabit different ranges—southern right whales favor the relativelyquiet seas ,and North Atlantic right whales inhabit the heavily trafficked waters...…May 20, 2020North Atlantic right whale researchers have many reasons to worry: Only, and the threats facingthem are formidable. For one, the inhabitthe busy waters off the Atlantic coast, where they must navigate crowdedshipping channels and water .Now, a new study gives scientists another cause for alarm: North Atlanticright whales seem to be in significantly poorer condition than their closerelatives, the southern right whales.While they inhabit different ranges—southern right whales favor the relativelyquiet seas ,and North Atlantic right whales inhabit the heavily trafficked waters...WW…

The U.S. could reach 100,000 coronavirus deaths by Memorial Day, but that may be far lower than the true number to date. Here’s why. Every morning, Robert Anderson oversees the grim job of updating the COVID-19 death toll for the United States, the highest in the world to date. The never-ending onslaught could lead to despair, but for Anderson, chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it provides a sense of purpose amid the pandemic’s chaos. “I feel like I’m doing the dead an important service, to make sure that they are counted, so that...…The U.S. could reach 100,000 coronavirus deaths by Memorial Day, but that may be far lower than the true number to date. Here’s why. Every morning, Robert Anderson oversees the grim job of updating the COVID-19 death toll for the United States, the highest in the world to date. The never-ending onslaught could lead to despair, but for Anderson, chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it provides a sense of purpose amid the pandemic’s chaos. “I feel like I’m doing the dead an important service, to make sure that they are counted, so that...WW…

There is no need to panic about the latest reports from the Netherlands. Dutch authorities announced this week that they suspect a mink has transmitted the coronavirus to a worker at a fur farm in the Netherlands. If confirmed, this would be the first concrete evidence of a specific species passing the virus to a human. Analysis found strong similarities between the virus in the worker and in the minks, making it plausible that the virus jumped species. “Based on this comparison and the position of that form of the virus in the family tree, the researchers concluded that it is likely that...…There is no need to panic about the latest reports from the Netherlands. Dutch authorities announced this week that they suspect a mink has transmitted the coronavirus to a worker at a fur farm in the Netherlands. If confirmed, this would be the first concrete evidence of a specific species passing the virus to a human. Analysis found strong similarities between the virus in the worker and in the minks, making it plausible that the virus jumped species. “Based on this comparison and the position of that form of the virus in the family tree, the researchers concluded that it is likely that...WW…

As the summer swimming season arrives, aquatics managers are coming up with creative ways to deal with the challenges of the coronavirus crisis. U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew is coached by his father as he trains in a residential pool in San Diego, California. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routines of top athletes as well as recreational swimmers. If you are a swimmer, a regular at water exercise class, or a bad-back person who depends on pool water as the only surroundings in which the pain reliably lets go, then the pandemic has probably taken that away from you too....…As the summer swimming season arrives, aquatics managers are coming up with creative ways to deal with the challenges of the coronavirus crisis. U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew is coached by his father as he trains in a residential pool in San Diego, California. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routines of top athletes as well as recreational swimmers. If you are a swimmer, a regular at water exercise class, or a bad-back person who depends on pool water as the only surroundings in which the pain reliably lets go, then the pandemic has probably taken that away from you too....WW…

No one is sure how the holiday started, and people debate how it should be celebrated, but it still honors those who lost their lives in service of their country. For many Americans, Memorial Day signifies the start of the summer season, as well as a much-needed long weekend. But that wasn’t the original purpose of the day—and its evolution over the years has been rife with controversy. Memorial Day commemorates those who have lost their lives serving their country. It differs from Veterans Day, on November 11, which aims to celebrate and recognize all people who have served in the...…No one is sure how the holiday started, and people debate how it should be celebrated, but it still honors those who lost their lives in service of their country. For many Americans, Memorial Day signifies the start of the summer season, as well as a much-needed long weekend. But that wasn’t the original purpose of the day—and its evolution over the years has been rife with controversy. Memorial Day commemorates those who have lost their lives serving their country. It differs from Veterans Day, on November 11, which aims to celebrate and recognize all people who have served in the...WW…

These symptoms sound scary, but they should be expected. Here's what scientists know about the "new" effects of the coronavirus. An infection can inflict serious damage inside your body in many different ways, and COVID-19 seems to use just about all of them. The coronavirus primarily attacks the lungs, which can cause pneumonia or even respiratory failure, and in one of every five patients, it also leads to multiple organ failure. Yet, as the pandemic continues to ravage the world, case reports have emerged of more unusual damage ranging from hundreds of tiny blood clots to strokes in...…These symptoms sound scary, but they should be expected. Here's what scientists know about the "new" effects of the coronavirus. An infection can inflict serious damage inside your body in many different ways, and COVID-19 seems to use just about all of them. The coronavirus primarily attacks the lungs, which can cause pneumonia or even respiratory failure, and in one of every five patients, it also leads to multiple organ failure. Yet, as the pandemic continues to ravage the world, case reports have emerged of more unusual damage ranging from hundreds of tiny blood clots to strokes in...WW…

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May 21, 2020Bumblebees aren’t merely bumbling around our gardens. They’re activelyassessing the plants, determining which flowers have the most nectar andpollen, and leaving behind scent marks that tell them which blooms they’vealready visited.Now, a new study reveals that bumblebees force plants to flower by makingtiny incisions in their leaves—a discovery that has stunned bee scientists.“Wow! was my first reaction,” says ,a bee biologist at the University of California, Davis. “Then I wondered,how did we miss this? How could no one have seen it before?”,a chemical ecologist at the Swiss...…May 21, 2020Bumblebees aren’t merely bumbling around our gardens. They’re activelyassessing the plants, determining which flowers have the most nectar andpollen, and leaving behind scent marks that tell them which blooms they’vealready visited.Now, a new study reveals that bumblebees force plants to flower by makingtiny incisions in their leaves—a discovery that has stunned bee scientists.“Wow! was my first reaction,” says ,a bee biologist at the University of California, Davis. “Then I wondered,how did we miss this? How could no one have seen it before?”,a chemical ecologist at the Swiss...WW…

May 20, 2020In rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa, researchershave found a new species: a pygmy seahorse about the size of a grain ofrice.The finding shocked them because all seven species of pygmy seahorse,, inhabit the Coral Triangle, a biodiverseregion of more than two million square miles in the southwestern Pacific.This one lives 5,000 miles away, the first pygmy seahorse seen in all ofthe Indian Ocean and the continent of Africa.“It's like finding a kangaroo in Norway,” says ,a marine biologist based in the United Kingdom and co-author of a new studyon the species,...…May 20, 2020In rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa, researchershave found a new species: a pygmy seahorse about the size of a grain ofrice.The finding shocked them because all seven species of pygmy seahorse,, inhabit the Coral Triangle, a biodiverseregion of more than two million square miles in the southwestern Pacific.This one lives 5,000 miles away, the first pygmy seahorse seen in all ofthe Indian Ocean and the continent of Africa.“It's like finding a kangaroo in Norway,” says ,a marine biologist based in the United Kingdom and co-author of a new studyon the species,...WW…

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Two Spinosaurus aegyptiacus hunt Onchopristis, a prehistoricsawfish, in the waters of a vast river system that once covered Moroccomore than 95 million years ago. Newfound fossils demonstrate that the dinosaur'stail was well suited for swimming—bolstering the case that Spinosaurus spentmuch of its time in the water.April 29, 2020At the end of a dim hallway in Casablanca’s Université Hassan II, I’vewalked into a dusty room containing a remarkable set of fossils—bones thatraise foundational questions about ,one of the weirdest dinosaurs ever discovered.Longer than an adult Tyrannosaurus rex,...…Two Spinosaurus aegyptiacus hunt Onchopristis, a prehistoricsawfish, in the waters of a vast river system that once covered Moroccomore than 95 million years ago. Newfound fossils demonstrate that the dinosaur'stail was well suited for swimming—bolstering the case that Spinosaurus spentmuch of its time in the water.April 29, 2020At the end of a dim hallway in Casablanca’s Université Hassan II, I’vewalked into a dusty room containing a remarkable set of fossils—bones thatraise foundational questions about ,one of the weirdest dinosaurs ever discovered.Longer than an adult Tyrannosaurus rex,...WW…

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