Science

The global fight against deadly brain-eating amoeba is gaining ground

By Lindzi Wessel, STAT

Scientists scour the globe for a drug to kill deadly brain-eating amoeba.

Oakland hackers take a stab at making crowdfunded insulin

By Andrew Stelzer, KQED

Counter Culture Labs has about 35 dues-paying members and dozens of volunteers. Aside from the insulin project, the DIY scientists are trying to make vegan cheese.

How a Caribbean island became prime source of U.S. Zika cases

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year and a Caribbean-island nation is one of the top destinations where they caught the virus.

Vesuvius-scale volcano begins stirring near Rome

By Shannon Hall, Scientific American

A volcano near Rome is waking from a long slumber, according to a new study.

Can South Africa meet its ambitious goal to end AIDS?

By Jon Cohen, Science

In South Africa, the Themba Lethu Clinic is celebrated as an example of what can be done to care for large numbers of HIV-infected people. This is at once a compliment to the clinic and a hint of the country’s…

Scientists double number of known areas in brain’s outer shell

By Megan Thielking, STAT

The map of the human brain just got an upgrade that’s been more than a century in the making.

Celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary in pictures

By Lora Strum

Relive humanity's first moonwalk.

What you need to know about norovirus, and why it’s dreaded

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

Suspected cases of norovirus, which involve a dozen Republican staffers in the Cleveland area for the Republican National Convention, have caused alarm.