Wuhan City in China was the first place to report COVID-19 in the world and — between December 2019 and May 2020 — caused nearly…
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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Countries led by women have not fared significantly better in the COVID-19 pandemic than those led by men — it may be just our Western…
COVID-19 detection dog. Credit: Dominique Grandjean Trained dogs might be able to detect people infected with COVID-19 by sniffing their sweat, according to a preliminary…
3D structure model of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 (in blue) interacting with the human ACE2 receptor (in gray). Amino acids important to the interaction,…
Artwork from the volunteers (inspired by their dreams during the pandemic). Credit: Natália Mota Dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown reflect mental suffering (anger, sadness)…
Pachodynerus nasidens on 3D-printed De Haviland Dash-8 pitot probe. Credit: House et al (2020) PLOS ONE, CC BY Over a period of 39 months, invasive…
A young Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils are endangered by devil facial tumor 1 (DFT1), a transmissible cancer. Credit: Maximilian Stammnitz Genomic analysis may help efforts…
Influenza virus. Credit: CDC New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat the spread of respiratory…
Magnapinna squid. Credit: Osterhage et al. (PLOS ONE, 2020) CC BY One of the most remarkable groups of deep-sea squids is the Magnapinnidae, known for…
Recent years have witnessed a widespread and catastrophic decline in the number of forest elephants in protected areas in Côte d’Ivoire, according to a study…
Many wild animals lose their fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans. Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such…
Rescue French bulldog and pug snoozing in basket. Credit: Katy Price Owners of bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs are highly likely to want to own…
Most taste cells selectively respond to a specific stimulus type while broadly responsive cells respond to multiple taste qualities. Credit: Jhanna Flora and Kathryn Medler…
An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and transmission in human immune…
Rates of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among Australian adults during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, according to…
A paper published July 7, 2020, in the open access journal PLOS Biology outlines a roadmap for creating, for the first time, an agreed list…
PiVR is a do-it-yourself tool that enables scientists to create virtual realities with optogenetics in small animals. (Right) Trajectory (blue line) of a fruit fly…
This is a Siamese fighting fish. Betta fish opponents undergo similar brain changes that become more synchronized after longer fights. When two betta fish are…
Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real — but…