Melted ice cubes create a playground for food germs. Gelatin ice cubes could be safer
Researchers tested how "jelly ice cubes" compare for food safety
New evidence implicates container ships in the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease
The disease is a severe threat to the Caribbean's vibrant coral reefs
White-nose syndrome has decimated three species of North American bats
Northern long-eared bat, little brown bat, and tricolored bat populations have declined by 90 percent
The mysterious cause of sea star wasting syndrome is a mystery no more
Sea stars suffer when microorganisms living on them suck up too much oxygen from the water
Could the next coronavirus outbreak come from pigs?
A virus called SADS-CoV could also spillover to humans
A grape virus causes vineyards to lose $60,000 per hectare, and there's no defense against it
Red blotch disease alters the chemical composition and taste of critical winemaking grapes
Measuring how quickly proteins accumulate in the brain could help scientists identify people with Alzheimer's disease faster
Faster diagnosis means quicker treatment of this currently incurable disease
A new shortcut skips stem cells completely, converts skin cells into photoreceptors
This method, which uses a handful of small molecule drugs, is a time-saver compared to stem cell therapy
Meet Lady Mary Montagu, who brought smallpox inoculation to England
This poet and essayist likely saved many lives from this deadly, disfiguring disease
Cytokines prevent the whooping cough bacteria from invading the rest of the body (in mice)
Researchers hope that this finding will eventually lead to new treatment for the disease in infants
Dogs can smell silent, deadly cancers before a blood test can
Can doctors learn to detect the volatile compounds that dogs pick up?
Can hormone levels signal for autism in girls?
New study moves against the current of gender bias in autism research
Where does the word "quarantine" come from?
It came to English from Italian
It's not too late to change America's coronavirus future
We need swift, strong measures and protection for our healthcare workers
Even vampire bats do social distancing when their friends are sick
New research finds that bats care for their ill family members, but don't socialize as much with their sick friends
With no vaccine anytime soon, how will we treat COVID-19?
The science behind stopping this spiky spherical virus
Bats' unique immune systems make them stealthy viral reservoirs
These ecologically important animals have been at the center of many major viral outbreaks, and we are beginning to understand why