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Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse
You’ll want to head for the Rocky Mountains
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Plague Pandemic May Have Been Driven by Climate, Not Rats
The bacteria responsible for the Black Death were reintroduced to Europe multiple times, possibly due to the changing climate
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Contaminated Doctors’ Scopes May Have Spread a Superbug to Almost 180 Patients
A drug-resistant bacteria usually found in the gut has infected seven people and contributed to two deaths
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There Aren’t Enough Patients for Ebola Drug’s First Clinical Trial
The developer called a halt after fewer than 10 people had been treated in the trial’s first month
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Could GM Mosquitoes Pave the Way for a Tropical Virus to Spread?
Modified insects designed to stop dengue fever could make it easier for another disease-carrying species to take root
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The First 2014 Ebola Victim Likely Caught It by Playing Around a Bat Tree
Evidence builds that insect-eating bats are natural reservoirs for the disease
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Big News Stories of 2014 That Aren’t Going Away
We just have so much to look forward to
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More Than 3,000 People Have Died of Ebola in the Past Two Months
The viral outbreak doesn’t appear to be slowing
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Congratulations, Humanity! We’re Living Six Years Longer Than We Did in 1990, on Average
Global life expectancy is increasing, especially in the developing world
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Superbugs Could Become a Top Cause of Death by 2050
If left unchecked, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill more people than cancer by 2050
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A 15-Minute Test to Diagnose Ebola Is Going Into Use in West Africa
Speeding up detection would help everyone get where they need to be
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A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man’s Brain for Years
Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation
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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
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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
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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
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The Long History of Disease and the Fear of the “Other”
Reactionary quarantines and travel bans are far older than the current Ebola scares
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Scientists Are Pretty Sure Survivors Can’t Transmit Ebola Sexually
Research suggests Ebola survivors aren’t infectious, but scientists aren’t ruling it out
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Researchers from the frontline of the fight against Ebola must cancel their plans to attend an upcoming conference in New Orleans
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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
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