And why social distancing, isolation, and sheltering-in-place are so effective, but only if we do them early enough. In any biological system, if you put a living organism into an environment […]
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Your opinions about a large number of complex scientific issues are probably wrong. That’s why we have science. In 2016, an Italian virologist named Roberto Burioni was invited to appear on […]
We may never have to get more than one flu shot again.
One of the world's deadliest diseases, malaria takes the life of a child every two minutes.
Beefless meat enters the mainstream.
Quarantines are worth the trouble to keep the next pandemic at bay but they need to be applied intelligently.
The government decides the risk of research into dangerous viruses is worth the reward.
Amid all the troubling stats about flu season, here's a little bit of positive news from Georgia State University.
The ICARUS Initiative aims to track migratory animals from space using special transmitters and antennae. The data retrieved from the project will help us conserve biodiversity but has the potential to promote human well-being and prosperity, too.
In her book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray reports on the ethics and science behind de-extinction.
Anti-vaxers have some questions about vaccine safety, here we give the answers.
In severe cases, a dog can develop pneumonia and even die.
Researchers found what all viruses have in common and created a therapy that should work on any kind, and will outsmart viral mutation.
Of all the fictional ways humanity might possibly kill itself, zombies are the most likely. Here's the data to prove it.
A new experimental drug can theoretically take out any virus, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
The Global Challenges Foundation released a Global Catastrophic Risk Report last week. The results aren't pretty. Or surprising.
Neil deGrasse Tyson and others consider whether alien diseases have the potential to wipe out humanity and maybe already have in the past.
A new method for creating bird flu vaccines for particular strains could help researchers swiftly develop additional vaccines for other forms of influenza.
Researchers discuss their research into the Disneyland measles outbreak and why you should vaccinate for the good of the herd.
Good LORD the world suddenly seems a threatening unsettling mess, doesn’t it? Wars and plane crashes and disease and environmental catastrophe looming, all at once! It reminds me of Frank […]
Editor’s Note: This article was provided by our partner, RealClearScience. The original is here. Ebola is one of the scariest viruses on Earth. Along with Marburg and a few other […]
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that 33 people have been infected with the H7N9 strain of influenza which has mutated from its feathered source to infect humans.
What big data means is we are able to learn things about ourselves at the population level, at a huge scale, that we never could in the past.
The appeal of the British drama/high-class soap opera Downton Abbey for American audiences has long been a subject of great speculation. Simon Schama called the show “cultural necrophilia” for bringing […]
The United States has already suffered the worst outbreak of West Nile virus ever, with more than 1,100 people ill and 41 dead. And more illness and death are yet […]
In a previous post, we asked Dr. Michio Kaku which threats pose the greatest danger to humanity in 2012. Dr. Kaku listed, along with global warming and the laser enrichment of […]
A 60-day moratorium has halted international research that produced a more communicable strain of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the full findings of which will be reported only to scientists and health officials.
Fears of a global bird flu pandemic have been abated by the fact that the virus is not communicable by air—until now. Dutch researchers want to publish their new virus recipe.
Stress. It is probably one of the biggest risks we face. The more worried you are that you might get sick, the more likely it is that you will, […]
An effective response to the obesity epidemic will come only when pundits and policymakers unite around scientifically-robust policies that address its causes and consequences.