To fill such a research gap, this study explores the relationships between water mass characteristics and light attenuation variations by analyzing in situ data across three seasons in the Changjiang ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...

She also specializes in professional staff development. Chickenpox (varicella-zoster) is a highly contagious virus that causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash that turns into blisters that ...

Late last month, Rwanda reported its first-ever case of Marburg virus disease. Like Ebola, Marburg can cause severe hemorrhagic fever and has high case fatality rates (20% to 90%, depending on the ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...

While you may be familiar with some of these – such as Lyme disease – there are many others you've probably never heard of, including some that have been discovered only in the past few years, such as ...