8/5/22Americans Are Going Hungry, Driving Less, and Skipping Medicine Over High Health Care CostsA new Gallup poll suggests nearly 100 million Americans have had to take painful cost-saving measures due to medical…
8/5/22One of the World's Rarest 'Lost Birds' Photographed in ColombiaThe Santa Marta sabrewing has now been documented in the wild only twice since its formal discovery over 70 years…
8/4/22U.S. Declares National Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox as Cases MultiplyThere have been over 6,000 U.S. cases of the illness reported this year, though no American has yet died from the…
8/4/22Male Mice Produce Rat Sperm in Novel Chimera ExperimentThe technology may one day offer a new way to preserve endangered species, scientists say.
8/3/22Scientists Partially Revive Pig Organs an Hour After DeathThe new research follows work that restored some cell function in the brains of deceased pigs.
8/2/22Lyme Disease Is Surging in Parts of the U.S., Insurance Data SuggestsA new report shows that Lyme-related claims in rural areas have risen over 300% since 2007.
8/1/22Four Monkeypox Deaths Reported Outside of Africa as Outbreak ExpandsSpain, Brazil, and India have reported monkeypox-related deaths since Friday.
7/29/22Upgraded Covid-19 Boosters Could Arrive by FallSecond covid-19 boosters for the general population are reportedly being postponed in favor of new and improved…
7/28/22Deadly Tropical Bacteria Found in Continental U.S. Soil for the First TimeCDC officials documented melioidosis-causing bacteria in Mississippi. Two people were hospitalized and developed…
7/27/22Vitamin D Supplements Fail to Prevent Bone Fractures in Large Clinical TrialHealthy older adults taking vitamin D weren't any less likely to develop broken bones, a five-year, randomized trial…
7/27/22A Deadly Cancer Hijacks the Brain to Render Itself Untreatable, Study FindsGlioblastoma tumors take advantage of mechanisms used to create neurons to spread far and wide, scientists in…
7/27/22A Mysterious Arctic Shark Just Showed Up in the CaribbeanScientists say it's the first time that a sleeper shark has been spotted in the western Caribbean waters off Belize.
7/25/22The So-Called Murder Hornet Has a New NameThe Entomological Society of America has officially adopted the name "northern giant hornet" for the invasive,…
7/23/22WHO Declares a Public Health Emergency Over MonkeypoxThe emerging viral illness joins polio and covid-19 in being deemed a public health emergency of international…
7/22/22This Year's Funniest-Looking Pets Are HereChess-playing cats, water-loving dogs, and happy horses are among the finalists of the 2022 Comedy Pet Photography…
7/21/22Hawaii's Lava Caves Are Teeming With Bacterial 'Dark Matter'New research has found that the islands' volcanic environments are filled with a surprising diversity of bacterial…
7/18/22A Nasal Spray Seems to Help Clear Coronavirus in Clinical TrialThe spray has already been approved and is being sold in parts of Asia, including India.
7/18/22Ghana Now Has Its First Outbreak of Deadly Marburg VirusEbola's viral cousin has a mortality rate as high as 90%.
7/15/22Monkeypox Is Continuing to Surge Across the U.S.There are now over 1,400 confirmed cases in the U.S, along with over 10,000 cases globally.
7/14/22Common Mutation in Older Men May Raise Risk of Heart FailureAging men who lose their Y chromosome appear to be more susceptible to life-threatening heart problems, a major…