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Over 1,000 elephants in Thailand could be facing starvation as the coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted revenue generated from tourism in the country.

Hippos that were brought to Colombia decades ago by Pablo Escobar, the notorious cocaine kingpin, are now thriving in the country's river ecosystems. Scientists even suspect that river habitats may benefit from the presence of these non-native hippos, with the large herbivores filling an ecological niche that has been vacant in the region for thousands of years.

Before World War II, the iron lung was the most common type of mechanical ventilator, but advancements in breathing devices for fighter pilots near the end of the war paved the way for the modern ventilator. 

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake  – Idaho’s largest in nearly 40 years – hit the state Tuesday evening

The first participants have been enrolled by Illinois-based Northwestern Medicine in a new clinical drug trial that aims to tackle coronavirus.

Are we moving a bit closer to the day when machines can read our minds?

Coronavirus is making it harder to eradicate gigantic locust swarms that are wreaking havoc in East Africa.

Skywatchers are in for a treat in April when the super pink moon, the biggest supermoon of 2020, lights up the night sky.

An MIT researcher has warned that coronavirus droplets could travel up to 27 feet, which could have major implications for social distancing.

Currently, there is no known cure for the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe, but researchers have identified a potential new drug target, mapping two critical proteins, as the world looks for a cure for COVID-19.

Astronomers believe they have discovered the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.

Currently, there is no known scientific cure for the conronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe, but one potential solution, antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, has received increased attention in recent weeks. A new study aims to confirm whether that attention is warranted, proving it can prevent COVID-19.

Despite what a doctor in a viral video suggests, it's not a good idea to wash fruits and vegetables with soap and water, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, food scientists told Live Science. 

Scientists have discovered that two unique reservoirs of ancient water once flowed deep beneath the surface of Mars.

A new test for COVID-19 that can be run from a doctor's office and gives results in five minutes was approved for emergency use by the FDA on Friday.

A new species of spider that resembles Vincent van Gogh’s famous “Starry Night” painting has been discovered in Australia.

A Houston-area hospital became the first hospital in the U.S. to transfuse blood plasma of a recovered COVID-19 patient into one that is critically ill, an experimental therapy that could be used in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Experts have discovered dinosaur fossils of what they believe is one of the last remaining species of raptors, a 67-million-year-old known as Dineobellator notohesperus.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin has recounted the quarantine period he spent with fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins following their historic moon mission.

A newly published study notes that the ozone layer is continuing to heal and could recover completely, thanks to the global actions from the 1987 Montreal Protocol.