Jul 29 4 tricks to beat the heat: Do they really work? By Lindzi Wessel, STAT With a “heat dome” entering the national vocabulary, and predicted higher-than-normal temperatures in every state for the next three months, how can a person stay comfortable — and even more important, stay safe?… Continue reading
Jul 29 Florida mosquitoes ‘likely’ spreading Zika virus, Puerto Rico labeled ‘epidemic’ by CDC By Nsikan Akpan Florida health officials concluded local transmission of Zika virus is occurring in Miami-Dade County, while Puerto Rico continues to be hit hard by the disease. Continue reading
Jul 28 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. Continue reading
Jul 27 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. Continue reading
Jul 27 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. Continue reading
Jul 26 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. Continue reading
Jul 25 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. Continue reading
Jul 25 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. Continue reading
Jul 23 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. Continue reading
Jul 22 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. Continue reading