Erin Smith, Edith Cowan University Led by physicians, scientists and epidemiologists, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
The lower the vaccine’s effectiveness, the more likely social distancing in some form may still be necessary. Gopixa via Getty…
Ticks that transmit Lyme disease continue to expand their range. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Durland Fish, Yale University In the…
CBackyard chickens may seem free and happy, but are at increased risk of contracting diseases from wild birds. Bruce Turner/Flickr,…
Fruit bats. nutsiam/Shutterstock Keith Grehan, University of Leeds Bats harbour many diverse viruses, including coronaviruses. Indeed, Sars, Mers and COVID-19…
Sri Lanka/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Erik Meijaard, University of Kent Born in the Netherlands and brought up in Germany, it wasn’t…
Vicky Boult, University of Reading Worrying news has recently come to light: hundreds of elephants have been found dead in…
Shutterstock Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland Researchers have found a new strain of flu virus with “pandemic potential”…
Elaine Hood/NSF Kyle Clem, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Climate scientists long thought Antarctica’s interior may not…
This Arctic heat wave has been unusually long-lived. The darkest reds on this map of the Arctic are areas that…