It’s a plotline that has haunted science fiction for decades: Humans become infected by plant pathogens, causing illness, death or…
Day: May 16, 2026
In the aftermath of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, many of the 150 passengers are currently…
A composite image of Anne Wolseley Calvert, whose skeletal remains excavated from a 17th-century cemetery have been superimposed onto an…
This week’s science news featured some big headlines for health, including the landmark decision to officially rename polycystic ovary syndrome…
A hefty, never-before-seen asteroid is racing toward Earth at around 20,000 mph (32,000 km/h) and will zoom past our planet…
QUICK FACTSName: Don Juan PondLocation: McMurdo Dry Valleys, AntarcticaCoordinates: -77.5625, 161.1915Why it’s incredible: The lake’s high salinity keeps it from…