When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans were the only species with reported cases of the disease. While early genetic analyses pointed to horseshoe bats as evolutionary hosts for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, no reports had yet emerged indicating that it could be transmitted from humans… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Beneath the feet of millions of New Yorkers, an ant species found nowhere else in North America has been thriving in the concrete jungle for more than a decade, surprising scientists with its unique ability… Read More »
“North America just outside your right window,” the pilot’s voice said as we began to land. “And the European Union is below us, to the left.” I looked down at the waters swollen with humpback whales and suddenly, unexpectedly, I felt like I was at the very edge of Europe. Because you see, it’s entirely… Read More »
Darrin Lowery found a collection of tools in Maryland that may date back 22,000 years. This means humans first arrived in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought. Most experts believe humans first arrived in North America between 15,000 and 20,000 years ago. North and South America were the last continents settled by… Read More »
Sephora is global, but its consumers are local. So how does the world’s leading prestigious multi-channel beauty retailer successfully use this dilemma? A triumvirate of pioneering female presidents (Artemis Patrick, who oversees North America, Alia Gogi, who oversees Asia, and Sylvie Moreau, who oversees Europe and the Middle East) includes Jenny B. Fine, editor-in-chief of… Read More »
Light pollution has become increasingly concentrated and expanded in urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is increasing by up to 10% per year in North America based on the visibility of stars in the night sky. In our latest research, we found that glow from cities and urban slums can strongly… Read More »
Light pollution has become increasingly concentrated and expanded in urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is increasing by up to 10% per year in North America based on the visibility of stars in the night sky. In our latest research, we found that glow from cities and urban slums can strongly… Read More »
Updated as of April 18, 5pm EST PARIS — L’Oréal’s Consumer Products and Dermatological Beauty Divisions’ sales in the first quarter of 2024 strongly exceeded analysts’ expectations, driven by Europe and emerging markets. More from WWD Sales at the French maker of Lancôme, Kiehl’s, Yves Saint Laurent and Garnier beauty products rose 8.3 percent to… Read More »
The moon darkened the daytime sky as it swept across North America in a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, thrilling tens of millions of skywatchers with their eyes glued to the sky. All of North America and Central America experienced a partial solar eclipse, but only those in the path of totality—about 115… Read More »
Many people assume that horses first came to America about 500 years ago when Spanish explorers brought them here. In fact, recent research has confirmed that horses associated with people in the American Southwest and the Great Plains are of European origin. But these were not the first horses in North America. The Equidae family,… Read More »