Read more about the article Severe Floods Allow More Than 70 Crocodiles To Escape
Photo shows some of the 70 crocodiles that escaped from a farm during floods in Maoming, Guangdong, China, undated. Residents were advised to stay at home. (AsiaWire)

Severe Floods Allow More Than 70 Crocodiles To Escape

People were advised to remain at home after more than 70 crocodiles escaped from a farm in south-east China following severe flooding. The crocs took the opportunity to swim for…

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Read more about the article Rowing Champ Dies Swallowing Bee During Training
Photo shows Waldonilton de Andrade Reis, undated. He reportedly died due to an allergic reaction after swallowing a bee during cycling training in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. (Newsflash)

Rowing Champ Dies Swallowing Bee During Training

A rowing champ has died in a freak accident after he suffered a severe allergic reaction when he swallowed a bee during training. Waldonilton de Andrade Reis, 43, had been…

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Read more about the article Thousands Of Fish Die In Drought
Thousands of dead fish floating in the water in Coari, Brazil, undated. According to experts, the phenomenon is due to the low oxygenation of the water, caused by the severe drought registered throughout the Amazon this year. (CEN)

Thousands Of Fish Die In Drought

These shockingly stark images show thousands of dead fish floating on the surface of an Amazonian lake as far as the eye can see. The fish are believed to have…

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Read more about the article Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV
DNA analytics in the lab. (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Newsflash)

Chunk Of DNA Inherited From Neanderthals Makes Humans More Likely To Get COVID But Less Likely To Get HIV

A piece of DNA that many humans have inherited from the Neanderthals makes it more likely to get a serious bout of COVID-19 but 27 percent less likely to get…

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Read more about the article Premature Baby Nearly Buried Alive After Being Declared Stillborn By Doctor Before Funeral Director Finds Heartbeat
The premature baby being transported, that was presumed dead by doctors but while preparing for burial, an undertaker noticed signs of a heartbeat in Ariquemes, Brazil, in December, 2021. (Newsflash)

Premature Baby Nearly Buried Alive After Being Declared Stillborn By Doctor Before Funeral Director Finds Heartbeat

A premature baby born at home and declared stillborn by a doctor was found to be alive while being prepared for burial when the funeral director found a heartbeat. The…

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Read more about the article Italian Man Ends Up In ICU After Overdosing On Vitamin D To Avoid Catching COVID 19
Sant'Antonio hospital in Padua in Italy where a man ended up in intensive care because of an overdose with vitamin D. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Italian Man Ends Up In ICU After Overdosing On Vitamin D To Avoid Catching COVID 19

An Italian man has ended up in intensive care after he overdosed on vitamin D because he thought it would help him avoid catching COVID-19. The unnamed man in his…

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Read more about the article Woman, 43, Who Thought She Had Kidney Stones Finds Out She Is Pregnant In Hospital And Has Baby Hour Later
Josiane Resende (center) who found out she is pregnant when her bag broke in Ararangua, Santa Catarina, Brazil in October 2021 and gave birth to a baby boy. (@prefeituraararangua/Newsflash)

Woman, 43, Who Thought She Had Kidney Stones Finds Out She Is Pregnant In Hospital And Has Baby Hour Later

A 43-year-old woman who went to hospital to be treated for severe abdominal and back pain that she thought was kidney stones was shocked to find she was pregnant, and…

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Read more about the article Study Says Neanderthal DNA Linked To Improved COVID-19 Outcomes
Gene variants we inherited from Neandertals may both increase and decrease our risk to become seriously ill when infected with Sars-CoV-2

Study Says Neanderthal DNA Linked To Improved COVID-19 Outcomes

A new study has shown that a Neanderthal genetic variant found in half of the people outside the African continent can decrease the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. It follows…

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