2025-01-07

As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk remains low

The person who died was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. [...]

2025-01-07

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving. [...]

2025-01-07

Tiny, speedy AI models shake up business as we know it

Tiny AI models advance one of the most applied data science techniques – time forecasting. [...]

2025-01-06

The Wolf Moon Howls Again in a Week. Here's How to Watch

January's full Wolf Moon will make Mars vanish, but it's only temporary. Watch for the red planet's disappearing act from the contiguous US. [...]

2025-01-06

Swave, the startup building true holographic smart glasses, bags €27M

In the 1977 Star Wars film A New Hope, there’s an iconic scene where the beloved droid R2-D2 casts a beam of light to create a hologram of Princess Leia pleading for the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sadl [...]

2025-01-05

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well. [...]

2025-01-04

Wildfire Smoke Is Even More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew

Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases. [...]

2025-01-04

It’s Time for Parents to Step Up in the Fight for Clean Air

Fossil fuel pollution is impacting the most vulnerable among us: children. Their future—and health—are at stake. [...]

2025-01-04

Take Part in Veganuary and You Might See Yourself Differently

The ritual of giving up animal products for a month leads participants to see both meat and themselves in a different way, and could have lasting effects on people’s diets. [...]