News

  1. Health & Medicine

    A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

    It’s just a matter of time before Sporothrix brasiliensis reaches the U.S. a CDC expert says.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Climate

    A ‘Super El Niño’ may be on the way. What does that mean?

    Past super El Niños have brought bad flooding, deadly fires and disease outbreaks. Climate experts already expect “shockingly high” temps this winter.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Archaeology

    The oldest known plague outbreak struck hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago

    Plague DNA in ancient graves near Siberia's Lake Baikal suggests the disease threatened people long before farming and crowded settlements.

    By Tom Metcalfe
  4. Science & Society

    How real is the Cyclops in The Odyssey?

    The iconic one-eyed monster coming to movie screens in July in The Odyssey might have more in common with tiny water critters than with humans.