The patient: A 32-year-old woman in Shanghai
The symptoms: The woman went to the hospital with a persistent cough accompanied by occasional bloody phlegm, which she would cough up two to three times per day. She said the coughing began four…

The patient: A 32-year-old woman in Shanghai
The symptoms: The woman went to the hospital with a persistent cough accompanied by occasional bloody phlegm, which she would cough up two to three times per day. She said the coughing began four…

Knowing all December Sea Creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will help you figure out which ones you’re diving for.
The important thing to know about Sea Creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that which ones…

A “super-puff” exoplanet is leaking a lot of helium into space, new observations show — and may be in the process of losing a lot of its atmosphere.
A large plume of helium gas was spotted evaporating from the giant planet, known as WASP-107b,…

From the endless dunes of the Sahara, a colossal eye looks up at the sky. Known as the Richat Structure, this 50-kilometre-wide geological wonder has once again fascinated scientists and storytellers alike, thanks to new images from the…

The recent blow to the only launch pad Russia uses to launch humans into space has put a question mark on its cooperation with NASA to keep the International Space Station staffed and working. On November 27, the launch pad at the Baikonur…

Samples retrieved by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission from the asteroid Bennu are revealing significant information about the early history of our solar system and the origin of life’s fundamental ingredients. The OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral…

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — A group of Chinese researchers has carried out a…

The Moon passes through Taurus tonight, occulting several bright stars in the Pleiades cluster along the way.
One day from Full, the Moon closes in on…


Each rocket launch sends valuable materials into the sky that cannot be recovered, while also releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases and chemicals that damage the ozone layer. A new paper published December 1 in the Cell Press journal Chem…