outbreaks
Warmer Temperatures and Disease Decimated This West Coast Starfish in Two Years
“If it does disappear from these shores, it is gone from the planet.”
This Year’s Bird Flu Outbreak Killed a Record 281 People In China
This year's outbreak is more deadly than every other year combined.
Your Produce Is About to Get a Lot Safer to Eat
You'll probably see way fewer food recalls in the future.
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When a Parade Becomes a Riot: This Week's Worst Hoaxes
And other totally fake, totally irresponsible stories to make the rounds this week.
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Inside Plum Island, America's Only Foreign Animal Disease Lab
In this episode of Symptomatic, Motherboard visits Plum Island.
The Olympics Measles Outbreak Was Traced Back to Two People
Genome sequencing is helping scientists track deadly outbreaks.
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Japan’s ‘Cyber Nationalists’ Are Convinced that MERS Started in Korea
The Netto-Uyoku are using the tragic outbreak as an opportunity to spread more nationalistic fervor online.
How to Name a Disease
A lack of naming guidelines for new diseases has led to some troublesome monikers.
Instead of Coughing on Each Other, Plants Spread Disease Through Raindrops
Watch how raindrops catapult off leaves in slow motion.