Found 311 bookmarks
Newest
National Geographic: This brain-eating amoeba is on the rise—thanks to climate change
National Geographic: This brain-eating amoeba is on the rise—thanks to climate change
Eight researchers told National Geographic that rising temperatures are creating environments conducive to the growth of Naegleria fowleri, a pathogen that causes an acute, life-threatening brain infection.
·nationalgeographic.com·
National Geographic: This brain-eating amoeba is on the rise—thanks to climate change
Twilight zones discovered deep underground – and sceintists don't know what they are
Twilight zones discovered deep underground – and sceintists don't know what they are
Some of the Earth’s most “extreme features” have been discovered deep, deep underground, and scientists can’t work out what they are. The mysterious zones have the power to slow down seismic waves by up to 50 per cent, yet experts don’t know what they’re made of or what role they play. These strange black holes (figuratively speaking) are located w...
·msn.com·
Twilight zones discovered deep underground – and sceintists don't know what they are
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease a global public health emergency. Swedish health officials said at a press conference that the person was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib type of mpox involved in the recent outbreak. "The emergence of a case on the European continent could spur rapid international spread of mpox," said Lawrence Gostin, a public health expert and professor at Georgetown Law in Washington.
·uk.news.yahoo.com·
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads