People are peddling red algae and a "miracle" bleach as potential coronavirus cures, but don't be...

Days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global public health emergency due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, the number of confirmed cases continued to climb.The virus, which was first detected in the Chinese province of Hubei on Dec. 31, 2019, and has shut down the metropolis of Wuhan where more than 11 million reside, has infected over 17,000 in China, and killed...

The Wuhan coronavirus that has infected more than 17,000 people is closely related to SARS. Experts say the virus probably jumped from bats to...

Toyota and Panasonic have announced a new agreement to start jointly developing and manufacturing electric vehicle batteries. The two Japanese companies say they're creating a company called Prime Planet Energy and Solutions that will begin producing square-shaped prismatic cells on April 1st. The company will employ approximately 5,100 people...

The New York Public Library has been loaning books for more than a century. To celebrate 125 years of inspiring readers of all ages, the library calculated the Top 10 Checkouts of All Time.The most checked-out book of all time is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The book has been borrowed 485,583 times as of the latest accounting, besting Dr. Suess' The Cat in the Hat by more than 15,000...

Apex Legends Season 4 is about to get underway, and Respawn offered a taste of what's in store with a gameplay trailer. Opening in the guise of a Hammond Robotics corporate video, it hints at some forthcoming changes to the World's Edge map. The clip showcases an enormous planet harvester that looks set to dominate and disrupt the...

The Wuhan coronavirus has killed at least 361 people in China and one in the Philippines since...

Ana Farfan reacts to getting an influenza vaccine shot at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Coronavirus has jumped to the forefront of health concerns as the United States has declared a public health emergency and more than 360 people have died from coronavirus, which has infected at least 17,400 people worldwide, including 11 cases in the...

From disinfecting planes between flights to monitoring passengers, changing meal services, and issuing face masks, here's what airlines are...

Widespread flooding, power outages and bridge washouts have shut down large portions of British Columbia, leaving tens of thousands of Canadians crying for help and hundreds of visitors at Sasquatch Mountain Resort trapped.Around 500 people were staying at Sasquatch Mountain Resort in Fraser Valley when a weekend landslide wiped out the only connecting road down the mountain. As drone footage...

If you peer inside an inflated pufferfish, you typically won't find air. You'll find water — not to mention a poison more toxic than...

The CDC says face masks are not recommended for Americans trying to avoid Wuhan coronavirus — and that proper hand washing is much more...

US citizens who have been to the Hubei, China, in the past two weeks could be...

It might feel like spring to start this week in the Northeast, but several storms will swing through the region this week, trimming temperatures and serving as a reality check with wintry weather in store for some areas."As many as three storms will travel from the South Central states to the Northeast into Friday," Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said.Following...

The four pet hippos who once lived on Pablo Escobar's estate have multiplied. Up to 100 of the animals are living in the country's main...

Experts say parents and pregnant people should be more worried about flu, which has infected over 15 million people in the US in the past four...

As fears over the deadly coronavirus from China grow, so are racist incidents against Asian communities in places like the US, Canada, and...

The Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China, designed to treat people with the novel coronavirus, was built in 10...

Iran is set to become the latest country to launch an observation satellite, according to the country's national space agency. The satellite, named Zafar (which means victory in Farsi), began development three years ago. It will be launched by a Simorgh rocket 329 miles above the Earth, and will make 15 orbits daily, collecting imagery to help with the study of natural disasters and...

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) started with some controversy, but its first images are already changing the field of solar science. The Maui observatory captured the highest-resolution photos of the sun ever taken, revealing detail down to a mere 18 miles in size. The image above shows turbulent kernel-like cells made up of boiling gases influenced by the Sun's strong magnetic...

With the latest updates from inside China, it appears that the death toll from the new coronavirus has overtaken that of SARS on the...