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Former internment site for Japanese considered for Colorado national park
The U.S. National Park Service is considering creating a national park from an abandoned Colorado internment camp that once held Japanese residents during World War II.
Small horses got smaller, big tapirs got bigger 47 million years ago
The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers of exceptionally preserved fossil animals, giving palaeontologists a unique window into the evolution of mammals 47 million years ago....
Universal Studios Hollywood extends coronavirus closure until April 19
Universal Studios remains closed until April 19 due to coronavirus outbreak.
Here is where airlines are parking all those grounded planes as travel dries up
As the coronavirus outbreak squelchs travel demand, flights are being cancelled, airports are empty and grounded planes are turning remote airports into big parking lots.
Column: Tell us, Mr. President, just how many coronavirus deaths are worth it to save the economy?
President Trump suggests we have to stop the dire antivirus measures that are killing the economy. But at what cost?
National parks closing to visitors amid COVID-19 pandemic as Parks Canada says 'stay home'
Canada will close its national parks to visitors Wednesday amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the minister responsible for Parks Canada has announced.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved to November
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been delayed until Nov. 7 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ancestor of all modern animals found in ancient Australian mud
A tiny worm-like species called Ikaria wariootia sits at the top of the family tree that contains most modern animals, including humans.
Former Texas A&M, St. John's basketball players die from coronavirus
Former Texas A&M guard David Edwards and former St. John's guard Lee Green have died after battling the coronavirus.
Small horses got smaller, big tapirs got bigger 47 million years ago
The former coalfield of Geiseltal in eastern Germany has yielded large numbers of exceptionally preserved fossil animals, giving palaeontologists a unique window into the evolution of mammals 47 million years...
Column: Here's what to do if you think you have the coronavirus
Advice from an ER doctor: "If you can't think clearly and can't breathe and speak normally … that's a reason to come in."
Fossil worm shows us our evolutionary beginnings
A tiny, 555-million-year-old seafloor creature reveals why our bodies are organised the way they are.
Letters to the Editor: A doctor fighting COVID-19 without a mask is like a soldier fighting without a gun
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is the equivalent of a war, and yet the CDC has told doctors and nurses that bandannas can be used in the event of a mask...
Famous birthdays for March 24: Peyton Manning, Alyson Hannigan
Former football star Peyton Manning turns 44 and actor Alyson Hannigan turns 46, among the famous birthdays for March 24.
On This Day, March 24: Germanwings flight crashes, killing 150
On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings plane carrying 150 people, including German high school students, crashed in the French Alps in southern France.
Here is where the California National Guard is being deployed to battle coronavirus
California: Here is where the California National Guard is being deployed to battle virus
This ancient optical illusion is a 14,000-year-old puzzle
Your brain might detect familiar details like tusks and fur on the hunting tool, which was unearthed in 1973 at Southern France’s La Montagne Noire. (Duncan Caldwell/)This carved ornament was fixed on a...
Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
Geologists have discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most animals today, including humans. The wormlike creature, Ikaria wariootia, is the earliest bilaterian, or organism with a...
Hawaii visitors face strict 14-day quarantine upon arrival
Hawaiian Airlines has suspended most flights to the mainland because of coronavirus.
Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans.
North Korea unresponsive to offers of COVID-19 help, Seoul says
South Korea says North Korea has not reached out for outside help despite a recent statement from the Kim Jong Un regime regarding a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Aid workers brace for impact of coronavirus in refugee camps
Refugees live in crowded conditions in camps around the world. Humanitarian and medical workers fear populations will be decimated when coronavirus arrives in the camps.
Why a Canadian herring population is dying off
Herring that spawn in the spring in the Gulf of St Lawrence are on a path to extinction. A new assessment says grey seal and tuna are to blame for...
A pigment from ancient Egypt to modern microscopy
Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown of the world famous bust of Nefertiti. But the pigment can do even more....
Several killed in Guinea during controversial referendum
Several people were killed in violence across Guinea amid a referendum vote for an amendment that would extend President Alpha Conde's tenure, authorities said Monday.
Schlesinger Library broadens its collections
Lucy Stone, Angela Davis, Betty Friedan, June Jordan, Julia Child, Mildred Jefferson. All of their lives and stories are captured in the rich collections housed in Harvard’s Schlesinger Library on the History of...
California's new stay-at-home landscape revealed in eerie drone photos
California's landscape of everyday life is changing under the state's stay-home order. These drone photos prove it.
Unprecedented preservation of fossil feces from the La Brea Tar Pits
Scientists have found the first coprolites -- or fossil feces -- ever discovered in an asphaltic -- or tar pit -- context.