Disease
Butter And Olive Oil Prices Spike
The world is about to become much less tasty
A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man's Brain for Years
Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation
Are Megacities Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Climate Change?
Like the people who call them home, cities have the potential for good and bad when it comes to adapting to a warming world
Meet the Tiny Killer Causing Millions of Sea Stars to Waste Away
The deadly sea star wasting disease, which turns live animals into slimy goop, is caused by a previously unknown virus
First Ever Experimental Drug Trials on Ebola Patients to Begin Next Month
Three potential Ebola drugs are being fast tracked to trials in west Africa
The Long History of Disease and the Fear of the “Other”
Reactionary quarantines and travel bans are far older than the current Ebola scares
Scientists Are Pretty Sure Survivors Can't Transmit Ebola Sexually
Research suggests Ebola survivors aren't infectious, but scientists aren't ruling it out
Scientists Who Traveled to Ebola-Infected Countries Are Being Asked to Skip a Big Tropical Medicine Meeting
Researchers from the frontline of the fight against Ebola must cancel their plans to attend an upcoming conference in New Orleans
Pat Yourself on the Back, America: The U.S. Is Not Freaking Out About Ebola (For the Most Part)
Poll numbers show most Americans aren't succumbing to the fear over Ebola
What “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics
Washington Irving fled New York because of a yellow fever epidemic. Twenty-two years later, his classic story spoke to the chaos of his youth
Male Great Bustards Eat Poison to Look Sexier for the Ladies
The toxic compound can kill mammals - including humans - but helps the birds rid themselves of pests
The White House Just Asked Scientists to Stop Trying to Make Diseases More Deadly
New funding is being suspended, and anyone who's already been paid to do such work is being asked to stop.
Even West Africans Who Don't Catch Ebola Are Being Hurt By the Disease
Ebola's toll is more than just a body count
Testing for Cancer With a Single Blood Sample
Startup Miroculus has developed a system that screens for dozens of cancers in 90 minutes
Meet the Two Scientists Who Implanted a False Memory Into a Mouse
In a neuroscience breakthrough, the duo pioneered a real-life version of <i>Inception</i>
How Do You Clean Up an Ebola Patient’s Home?
Decontaminating biohazard sites can be a tough job, but the hardest microbe to wash away may not be what you think
Unbelievable Reactions People Have Had to the Ebola Outbreak
For some, the disease is a chance to make money; for others, it brings out racism
Now We're Crowdfunding Ebola Research?
One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding
Thomas Duncan, Dallas' Ebola Patient, Has Died
The total cost of fighting Ebola could push $32 billion
Cancer Spreads Through Our Bodies at Night
This could mean that therapies delivered after dark might be more effective
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