On May 2, US researchers reported that an American man had subjected himself to more than 200 snakebites and 700 injections of venom over 18 years, and that a combination of antibodies in his blood and a drug called varespladib could shield mice against 13 kinds of venom and partially defend against six more.
Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere in early May, posing minimal risk of impact.