Massachusetts identifies first US case of monkeypox infection in 2022
An electron microscope (EM) image shows oval-shaped mature monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical sample of human skin associated…
What does this mean for investors as the pair approaches parity?
The euro sign sculpture stands in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 3, 2016. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty…
These videos of a space probe flying past the sun are truly out of this world
A spacecraft looping around the Sun made its first close approach – and captured the encounter in glorious detail. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) solar orbiter entered the close encounter,…
Europe and the United States on alert after the emergence of new cases of monkeypox | Health info
The United States, Spain and Portugal announce cases of the rare virus infection, two weeks after the United Kingdom identified its first case. Health authorities are on alert over the…
Monkeypox: what you need to know about the virus detected in the United States
Placeholder while loading article actions Massachusetts health officials said on Wednesday they had confirmed a case of a rare and sometimes serious viral illness called monkeypox – the first infection…
Ancient girl’s tooth discovered in cave reveals mystery of Denisovans, sister species to modern humans
A close up of the tooth from a bird’s eye view. Credit: Fabrice Demeter (University of Copenhagen/CNRS Paris) The Denisovans, a sister species to modern humans, inhabited Laos 164,000 to…
EXPLAINER: Why is Wall Street close to a bear market?
NEW YORK (AP) — Bears rumble toward Wall Street. The stock market’s slippage this year has brought the S&P 500 closer to what is known as a bear market. Rising…
Life on Mars died out over 1.3 billion years ago, study finds
Since the dawn of astronomy, humans have obsessed over whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. Indeed, much of the scientific attention on Mars is devoted to answering this…
Mysterious problem encountered on NASA’s Voyager 1 probe from 1977
Voyager 1 continues to perform well, despite its advanced age and its distance of 14.5 billion miles (23.3 billion kilometers) from Earth. And it can receive and execute commands sent…
Ten cities with the highest median house prices
Housing prices in the United States have trended upwards for decades, but have risen again as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in some places. Median U.S. home prices…