Science

2 Florida counties halt blood donations, as evidence mounts for local Zika transmission

By Nsikan Akpan

FDA has temporarily suspended blood donations in two Florida counties due to fears over Zika virus.

Philae comet lander says goodbye. Here’s its life story in tweets

By Leigh Anne Tiffany

Philae, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) comet lander, has sent its final tweet.

New antibiotic for deadly MRSA infections found right under our noses

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists find a drug for one of the world's most dangerous antibiotic-resistant diseases buried inside the human nose.

Column: Dirty air and foul water know no borders

By David Biello

Environmental science writer David Biello says the challenge for our next president is not to choose between embracing globalization or focusing at home, but to realize that the two are inextricably intertwined.

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…