It’s a plotline that has haunted science fiction for decades: Humans become infected by plant pathogens, causing illness, death or…
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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…
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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…
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Tired of bulky, rugged fitness trackers that weigh down your wrist and clash with your everyday outfits? Consider a hybrid…
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are generating new forms of violence against women and girls and amplifying existing forms of abuse…
A “super” El Niño is now the most likely scenario from October 2026 to February 2027, according to a new…
Antarctica’s sea ice started shrinking dramatically in 2015 after resisting global warming for decades, and researchers now know why.A study…