New York City recently reported its second measles case of 2025, leaving health officials across New York bracing for the highly contagious disease to spread further. To understand just how quickly a ...

Many pandemic viruses emerged naturally – but there’s one that most likely came from a lab - Research provides benchmark for distinguishing natural outbreaks from scenarios involving lab leaks ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do more than pollute the ...

The invasion of Ukraine has stymied health care services, allowing diseases such as HIV to spread unchecked. The rate of contagion has been difficult to gauge. But now, using a van equipped with ...