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Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage

May 16, 2020

Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage

Canada's Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed their gargantuan appetites.

Iceland uses coronavirus stimulus money to fight climate change

May 9, 2020

Iceland uses coronavirus stimulus money to fight climate change

Last week, the Icelandic government rolled out several new environmental policies and proposals addressing climate change as part of the country's second COVID-19 economic stimulus package.

Robot 'spy' gorilla records wild Ugandan gorillas singing and farting

May 2, 2020

Robot 'spy' gorilla records wild Ugandan gorillas singing and farting

New footage from an undercover robot baby gorilla has given filmmakers a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of a pack of Ugandan Silverback Mountain gorillas.

Fossil shows cold-blooded frogs lived on warm Antarctica

April 25, 2020

Fossil shows cold-blooded frogs lived on warm Antarctica

A 40 million-year-old frog fossil has revealed that cold-blooded frogs once inhabited a warm Antarctica.

Ex-education secretaries say parents, teachers must support each other through coronavirus crisis

April 21, 2020

Ex-education secretaries say parents, teachers must support each other through coronavirus crisis

Families, students, and teachers must work together to overcome the "calamitous" effect of the coronavirus pandemic on children's education, former Education Secretaries Bill Bennett and Arne Duncan said Tuesday.

Climate-driven 'megadrought' is emerging in Western US, study says

April 18, 2020

Climate-driven 'megadrought' is emerging in Western US, study says

The American West may be entering into a "megadrought" worse than any in the historical record, a new climate study from Columbia University suggested.

Evidence mounts 'severely ill' coronavirus patients could be helped by experimental plasma transfusion

April 8, 2020

Evidence mounts 'severely ill' coronavirus patients could be helped by experimental plasma transfusion

There is no known cure for the coronavirus pandemic upending every facet of life, but now a second study shows that plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients injected into those who are seriously ill can help.

Coronavirus 'Achilles' heel' may have been found, experts say

April 5, 2020

Coronavirus 'Achilles' heel' may have been found, experts say

The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the majority of the world, upending nearly every facet of life, as researchers race to find a cure. However, a newly published study suggests researchers may have found what's been described as its "Achilles heel."

Blood of recovered coronavirus patients could be used to help 'critically ill patients,' study suggests

March 29, 2020

Blood of recovered coronavirus patients could be used to help 'critically ill patients,' study suggests

With countries and companies racing to find a cure for the novel coronavirus, a recently published study suggests the blood of recovered patients can aid in the treatment of severe cases.

Coronavirus has 'stable genome,' study suggests, so vaccine could help 'over many years'

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus has 'stable genome,' study suggests, so vaccine could help 'over many years'

Currently, there is no known specific medicine to treat the novel coronavirus, but researchers in Italy suggest that the COVID-19 disease is slow to mutate, based on its genetic material. This finding could aid in helping large swaths of people over an extended period of time once a specific cure is found.