Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are of great concern to public health officials and lawmakers due to their ability to spread the virus without knowing they're sick themselves. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than a third of patients could be asymptomatic.
The San Diego Zoo recently announced its newest (and arguably cutest) arrival: a newborn male pygmy hippo, born on April 9 to its 4-year-old pygmy hippo mama Mabel.
There are significant gaps in COVID-19 testing capability in war-torn parts of the world, raising the chance of new, undetected outbreaks of the coronavirus.
Wildlife authorities in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the cause of mysterious lesions showing up on northern redbelly turtles in southern parts of the state.
On May 27, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, becoming the first Americans to head into space from U.S. soil since 2011.
NASA's long-term goal is to have astronauts head to Mars in the 2030s, but before it gets there, it's going to pay people to act like they're headed to the Red Planet.
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a stunning image of a planet being born around a young star located 520 light-years from Earth.
A study of Antarctic king penguins has found that their feces contribute to a significant release of nitrous oxide (N2O), which is also known as laughing gas.
Medications used to treat type-2 diabetes could be effective in stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus in people with diabetes, a new study reveals.
A tech CEO suggests that France sell one of its most prized possessions -- Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old masterpiece, the Mona Lisa -- to make up for economic damage from the coronavirus.
