The death rate for the coronavirus varies around the world — but that's likely because some countries are testing more people than...

Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that 46 were swabbed, and 19 crew members, and two passengers tested...

Comparisons of the real-world spread of the COV-19 coronavirus with computer models indicate that the travel restrictions imposed by authorities in China and other nations have delayed the progress of the outbreak by a matter of days or weeks. The models suggest that the best way to mitigate the epidemic isn't through travel restrictions, but through public health interventions and behavioral...

A record high divorce rate has been reported in the city of Xi'an in China — officials said it's likely due to couples stuck in quarantine...

As coronavirus spreads around the world, an increasing number of people everywhere are being told to...

AccuWeather estimates the total damage and economic loss caused by the tornado outbreak in Tennessee in the early morning of Tuesday, March 3 will be between $1.5 and $2 billion, according to AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers. This is. based on an analysis incorporating independent methods to evaluate all direct and indirect impacts of the tornadoes based on a variety of sources,...

A few months ago, they were given baby showers and considering names. Now, they're worried about making hospital visits during coronavirus...

Actress Kristen Bell posted photos on Instagram showing how many germs are left on your hands after a rinse versus a 30-second lather. We tried...

While millions of people celebrated Thanksgiving with family and friends, the Mars Curiosity rover was hard at work, capturing more than 1,000 images over the extended holiday weekend to give NASA the highest-resolution photo of the planet's surface to date -- and the incredibly detailed image was just released this Wednesday, showing the mountains and valleys surrounding the robotic...

Despite best efforts, we're still decades if not generations away from regularly living and working off-planet -- whether that's in LEO habitation rings, moon bases, or on the Martian surface. Until humans can colonize space ourselves, we must rely on robotic orbitals, landers and rovers to physically interact with the galaxy around us. As Lucy Condakchian, General Manager of Robotics at...

Six months after Hurricane Dorian first hit the Bahamas, the storm's damaging impacts are still being discovered across the archipelago, as evidenced by a report recently released by researchers at the Perry Institute of Marine Sciences (PIMS) -- a research organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont -- that explores the total damage that the storm created for coral reefs in the area.Although a...

NASA and Boeing officials say an independent review of December's uncrewed test flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner space taxi has identified 61 corrective actions that will need to be taken. The review was ordered after the Starliner craft failed to rendezvous with the International Space Station, due to a glitch that threw off the timing of a crucial engine burn. The independent review...

Restaurant employees are taking to Twitter to talk about how their lack of sick days may contribute to the spread of...

Airlines are running empty "ghost" flights because of European rules forcing operators to run their allocated flights or risk losing their...

As spring break kicks off for some colleges across the United States this weekend, those planning to enjoy some fun in the sun on the beaches of eastern Florida should be mindful of potentially treacherous ocean conditions.High pressure will begin to build into the eastern U.S. this weekend and produce an early preview of spring.Dry and seasonally warm conditions will also settle over the...

In a time where it's easy to feel a bit concerned about the fate of civilization -- take your pick of calamities, really -- National Geographic's Cosmos is like a hope-filled salve. Developed by Ann Druyan, the co-creator of the original show together with her husband Carl Sagan, and hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: Possible Worlds is an exploration of humanity, our past, present and...

Daylight-saving time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Years of data tell us the switch is deadly. Here's how it puts stress on our...

An environmental health expert identified the chemicals that are most toxic to homeowners and...

Welcome to Dispensed. This week we're focused on health insurance filings, potential vaccine prices, and constantly washing our...

Current daily briefings on the coronavirus can be found here. Scroll below to read previous reports, listed in eastern time.Click here for previous briefings on the coronavirus dating back to Feb. 27. The first presumptive positive case of coronavirus in New Jersey has been announced by Gov. Phil Murphy. The male in his 30s has been hospitalized since Tuesday in Bergen County, which is in northern...

Making your own hand sanitizer can be easy. It can also be dangerous if you think it's killing germs but is actually...

While there are no immediate tropical threats in the wake of Esther, AccuWeather meteorologists say the waters near northern Australia may be ripe for tropical development during the middle and latter part of next week.The next tropical cyclone that forms within the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's area of responsibility will be given the name Gretel."A tropical low pressure area is...

The UK has confirmed two coronavirus-related deaths and 163 total cases. Experts say a British epidemic is highly...

The red romaine lettuce astronauts grew on the ISS a few years ago aren't just as good as Earth-grown lettuce, they're also as nutritious. NASA's Gioia Massa, Christina Khodadad and their colleagues examined and analyzed three batches of lettuce grown on the space station between 2014 and 2016. They compared it to lettuce that they grew here at home under similar conditions -- in the...