The H5N1 “bird flu” is ripping across America, decimating bird flocks and even infecting a few humans and other mammals.
While allergies may be top of mind with the arrival of spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued a warning about some more pressing concerns. In a March 28 Health ...
Massospora consumes cicadas from the inside out then drives them to mate—in the process making infected males more attractive to both sexes. With a plug of yellow spores where its abdomen used ...
Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit. Americans eat nearly 27 pounds per person every year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world ...
America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a ...
May 3, 2024 • Science Friday is in Ames, Iowa, home to prairies, greater prairie chickens, and an array of wildlife. Also, the co-emergence of two periodical cicada broods is underway.
While today's total solar eclipse is set to dazzle U.S. skywatchers, it hasn't been that long since the nation was last captivated by another total solar eclipse. Eclipse-chasers across the ...
National Geographic spoke to a member of the World Health Organization about bird flu infections in cattle and its threats to the food supply. Colored composite transmission electron micrograph of ...
In the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the sentient computer HAL becomes unreliable and eventually homicidal. The cause of this is a contradiction in HAL’s programming. While programmed to act on ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and ...
April 10 (UPI) --The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is launching an offensive targeting Mexican drug cartels that enable deadly fentanyl to flow into the United States, the CBP announced ...
From Gabito Ballesteros to Chiquis and more, see everyone who's hitting the road in 2024. Editor’s Note: The list features only U.S. tours and is updated on a weekly basis. Tours that have ...