‘/> The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices. (Image credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Read More
The White House believes Hamas has been weakened to a point that it cannot repeat the 7 October attack.Read More
Mexico makes history with its first female president. How an extra $30 a month kept a cancer patient from qualifying for Medicaid. (Image credit: Eduardo Verdugo) Read More
Julian Nagelsmann condemned the poll, which asked if people wanted more white players on the German team.Read More
The trial, which opens Monday in federal court in Delaware with jury selection, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura) Read More
As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call “FLiRT” is here to remind us that the virus is still with us. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan) Read More
If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they’re better than BMI. (Image credit: Maria Fabrizio) Read More
Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
When Father James Martin’s dad was dying, a nun named Sister Janice Farnham went out of her way to visit him. (Image credit: James Martin.) Read More
Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument. (Image credit: Carlos Jaramillo for NPR) Read More