How are countries responding to hantavirus?
GENEVA — Health authorities in more than a dozen countries have activated or strengthened surveillance and response protocols for hantavirus […]
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White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
EXMOOR, England — Conservation authorities announced Tuesday they will proceed with the planned release of white-tailed eagles into Exmoor National
Daily pill to help keep weight off after stopping obesity jabs
LONDON — Researchers presented findings Tuesday suggesting that a once-daily oral medication could help patients maintain weight loss after discontinuing
Edinburgh Zoo’s new baby sloth named after David Attenborough
EDINBURGH — A two-toed sloth born last month at Edinburgh Zoo has been given the name David Attenborough, in tribute
How worried should we be about hantavirus?
Health officials and infectious disease researchers are fielding a sharply rising volume of public inquiries about hantavirus following a cluster
Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
GLASGOW — Plans were announced Monday to transform the National Coal Museum of Scotland, located at the former Prestongrange colliery
What is hantavirus and how does it spread?
GENEVA — Health authorities around the world are renewing warnings about hantavirus following a cluster of cases reported aboard a
Award for scientist who brought space to millions
LONDON — Dr. Priya Subramaniam, a planetary astrophysicist whose public outreach work over three decades is credited with introducing space
How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, Germany, announced Wednesday they have developed a new class
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Defense released more than 1,800 pages of previously classified and unclassified documents Thursday