US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany
World Health Organization says death toll from outbreak has risen to 134, as experts warn of continued challenges.
Moon-Venus Conjunction
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA
Deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish discovered near Singapore is a newfound species
Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA
Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?
Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
950-year-old burial of a pet dingo reveals unique archaeological evidence of humans ritually ‘feeding’ a grave
Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and “fed” for the next 500
Sensory nerve signals found to block lung cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system’s response to lung cancer.
New mRNA vaccine strategy dramatically amplifies cancer-fighting T cells
Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines – an
UC Davis scientists identify protein key to male fertility
The causes of male infertility can be hard to diagnose, with many tests failing to detect genetic defects. Sometimes, infertility doesn’t even involve the genes
Click chemistry advances precision oncology by merging imaging and therapyly
Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy often struggle with poor targeting, leading to severe systemic toxicity and drug resistance.
Early neural activity regulates speech-related gene to build communication circuits
Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan have now uncovered how early brain
Argentine authorities trap rats to hunt for source of deadly hantavirus outbreak
Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that set sail last month were trapping rodents in the forests
Hantavirus outbreak doesn’t appear to have originated on Dutch cruise ship, CEO says
The head of Oceanwide Expeditions says the information gathered to date about a deadly cluster of hantavirus cases “strongly” suggests the outbreak that hit his
Vance ‘can’t say with confidence’ Iran will make a deal with U.S.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said he thinks Iran ‘wants’ to make a deal with the U.S., but he would not say ‘with confidence’ that the
Singer Patrick Bruel denies wave of sexual assault allegations in France
Among Bruel’s latest accusers is well-known TV and radio presenter Flavie Flament, who alleges he raped her in 1991.