Kimberly has a bachelor's degree in marine biology from Texas A&M University, a master's degree in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a former reference editor for Live Science and Space.com. Her work has appeared in Inside Science, News from Science, the San Jose Mercury and others. Her favorite stories include those about animals and obscurities. A Texas native, Kim now lives in a California redwood forest.
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No, the US has not tested more people in 8 days than South Korea did in 8 weeksPresident Trump made the claim, but the U.S. isn't there yet. Here are the numbers.
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Husband and wife poison themselves trying to self-medicate with chloroquineDrugs go through FDA approval processes for a reason.
By Kimberly Hickok Published
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How does the COVID-19 pandemic compare to the last pandemic?Here's how this pandemic compares to the last one in the U.S.
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What does quarantine mean?The concept of putting a sick person in isolation has been around for a very long time.
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What is a pandemic?A pandemic is the global outbreak of a disease. There are many examples in history, the most recent being the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'We want to go home,' say passengers on coronavirus-stricken cruise shipAll passengers are on lock down on the Grand Princess, and are getting minimal information from Princess Cruises. The ship is scheduled to dock in Oakland today.
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How does hand sanitizer work?Here's why you need at least 60% alcohol in your hand sanitizer.
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Why do we use soap?You better use soap when you wash your hands.
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Prostate cancer: Causes, symptoms & treatmentProstate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in men.
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You're Not Seeing Things, These Spider Butts Look Like FacesThe flashy abdomens of male peacock spiders may serve a very important purpose.
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Solar Storms Might Be Causing Gray Whales to Get LostStrandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.
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Some Pandas Use Their Head to Climb. Others Just ... Can't. And It's So Unbearably Cute.Baby pandas. Enough said.
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Elephants' Trunks Are Like Super-Strong Gumby ArmsElephants' trunks are even longer than they seem.
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The 10 Coolest Shark Stories of 2019Because sharks are jawsome.
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10 Signs That Earth's Climate Is Off the RailsOur planet's climate is bananas.
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The Science Behind Your (Irrational) Fear of Friday the 13thFriday the 13th is what you make it, and it's OK if you think it's unlucky.
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Depressing Image Shows Dead Baby Sea Turtle Found with 104 Pieces of Plastic in Its BellySea turtles aren't made to eat plastic.
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Peer into Dorian's Monstrously Large EyeMy, Dorian, what a large eye you have!
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Ruth Bader Ginsberg Just Completed Another Cancer Treatment, and She's Good to Go.This isn't the first time the "Notorious RBG" has bounced back from health scares.
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Last Month Was the Hottest June on Earth Ever RecordedDo you feel hot? Because it's been really, really hot.
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Dozens of Pilot Whales Washed Up on Georgia Beach, and Beachgoers Came to the RescueConcerned beachgoers and wildlife officials teamed up to save as many whales as possible.
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5 Strange, Cool Things We've Recently Learned About the MoonIt's exciting discoveries like these that continue to fuel mankind's curiosity about the moon.
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More Than 70 Gray Whales Dead in 6 Months, and Scientists Don't Understand WhyIt's been almost 20 years since scientists have seen this many gray whales in such a short period of time.
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Zombie Science: Could We Ever Resurrect the Dead?Zombies aren't real. Death is permanent. Some scientists seem to have ignored those facts.
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