The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that’s behind an escalating outbreak in dairy cows and poultry. The guidance for labs to do this type of testing…
Even as firefighters are starting to gain ground on the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, residents there are just beginning to grapple with the emotional trauma of the disaster. The fires have, so far, left more than two dozen people dead and destroyed over 10,000 structures and homes, with those numbers expected to rise. People…
McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was the spring 2023 intern at Science News.
Sheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, and three others have been indicted for a slate of federal charges including conspiracy and bribery. The indictment, which was unsealed and announced in California on Friday, is the culmination of an investigation led by the FBI, the US Postal Inspection Service, and the US Internal Revenue Service….
Elena, 29 He’s more experienced than me, because he had an ex-girlfriend who was quite into kinky sex John and I met at work, and he wooed me with a grand gesture. One day as I was leaving, he stood in front of my car, and gave me his number. Every single one of our colleagues…
A bus accident on a motorway in north-eastern Germany on Saturday left two people dead and another four seriously injured, police said. The accident happened on an exit from the A11 motorway that leads to a car park close to an interchange near Prenzlau, north-east of Berlin, German news agency dpa reported. Seven people were…
Everything adds up when it comes to the cost of sending children to school in Australia. From school fees and technology to uniforms, stationery, backpacks and lunchboxes, plus hidden expenses including excursions, transport and internet access, the cost in 2025 is set to equate to a whopping $13.6bn nationally, according to Finder. The comparison site’s…
1.Ivy, 11, asks: why are there craters on the moon? Reveal 2.Justin, 4, asks: how long can geckos live? Reveal 3.Seba, 7, asks: how many kinds of bananas are there? Reveal 4.Ayu, 9, asks: what is the biggest lizard? Reveal 5.Bean, 5, asks: how long can sea snakes hold their breath for? Reveal Molly Oldfield…
