Teen contracts 'hot tub lung' from indoor swimming pool By Mindy Weisberger Bacteria carried by humidity from a family's indoor swimming pool sent a teen boy to the emergency room with severe breathing difficulties.
Wearing a cloth face mask protects you and others from getting COVID-19, CDC says By Rachael Rettner Cloth face masks offer two-way protection, benefitting both the wearer and those around them.
Rare squid with 'elbow' tentacles baffles scientists in spooky new footage By Brandon Specktor Researchers found and measured a group of rare Bigfin Squids congregating off the Australia coast for the first time ever.
Ancient gold stash found in jug in Jerusalem By Stephanie Pappas A jug of four gold coins was found during the construction of an elevator in Israel.
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for all Americans by April, Fauci says By Yasemin Saplakoglu This comes on the the tail of Pfizer's announcement that its experimental coronavirus vaccine may be more than 90% effective in preventing an infection.
Asteroid Apophis is speeding up as scientists recalculate odds of 2068 impact By Elizabeth Howell Astronomers say they'll have to keep an eye on the near-Earth asteroid Apophis to see how much of a danger the space rock poses to our planet during a close pass in 2068.
Mysterious 'gene within a gene' found in the coronavirus By Peter Dockrill Researchers have uncovered a mysterious gene in the genetic code of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – a segment virtually hidden from view in the virus's genome, and largely overlooked until now.
Primeval Greenland lake found buried beneath a mile-thick slab of ice By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have discovered an ancient lake below Greenland's ice that formed when the region was much warmer and ice-free.
Restaurants and gyms drove COVID-19 transmission this spring By Rachael Rettner Restaurants were the riskiest venues for transmission, followed by gyms, coffee shops and hotels.
Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds By Mindy Weisberger Archaeologists located the buried Viking ship and ritual center in Norway with ground-penetrating radar.
Mama and baby bear shot to death aboard Russian nuclear submarine By Brandon Specktor A mother bear and her cub were shot and killed by Russian hunters after boarding a docked nuclear submarine in Kamchatka.
Alien-like photo shows snake eel dangling out of heron's stomach in midair By Laura Geggel The snake eel probably thought "not today" as it burrowed out of the heron's stomach.
2020 Atlantic hurricane season shatters record By Rafi Letzter Tropical storm Theta cements the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season's status as a record-breaker. And there's still time to run up the score.
Evictions would raise COVID-19 risk for everyone By Nicoletta Lanese Lifting eviction moratoriums would raise the risk of COVID-19 transmission for everyone.
Denmark halts plan to cull 17 million mink over coronavirus infections By Nicoletta Lanese Some still argue that culling would be best for public health and animal welfare.
SpaceX set to launch first fully-crewed ISS mission Saturday By Rafi Letzter We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch, after SpaceX fixed engine problems that cropped up in October.
Jim Bridenstine will step aside as NASA chief when President-elect Biden takes over: report By Mike Wall NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine won't remain in the agency's lead role in the Biden administration even if asked, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report reported on Sunday (Nov. 8).
Skin-eating fungus from Europe could invade US, decimate salamanders By Debra Miller The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. And now a skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate them.
The fossil of a duckbill dinosaur has been found on the 'wrong' continent By Mike McRae The final chapter of dinosaur history is a tale stretching across two very different worlds, each a vast supercontinent dominated by its own unique mix of predators and herbivores.
'Alien-hunting' Arecibo Observatory suffers more damage as second cable fails By Meghan Bartels The famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has suffered another major blow in a difficult year that has seen two snapped cables damage the fragile dish.
