Scientists just identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean – including a missing link in viral evolution
An analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA viruses and doubled the number of phyla, or biological groups, of viruses thought to…
Los Angeles Covid Cases Rise 33% And School Outbreaks Triple As BA.2 Variant Surges
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer confirmed today what Deadline inferred last week: that the more-infectious BA.2 variant of Covid-19 is “now the predominant variant” in…
Bird flu’s grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
OMAHA, Neb. — The spread of a bird flu that is deadly to poultry raises the grisly question of how farms manage to quickly kill and dispose of millions of…
This major long COVID symptom happens 3 to 6 months later
Blood clots remain a massive potential side effect from COVID-19 months down the line Illustration by Zoe Peterson, Deseret News An infection from the novel coronavirus increases your risk of…
Doctors, crater disprove Ukraine hospital airstrike misinfo
By LORI HINNANT and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV April 8, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-25204be08db8868e858f624f851d2ae3 LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — A woman on the verge of giving birth with her leg flayed open by shrapnel.…
Doctors, crater disprove Ukraine hospital airstrike misinfo
By LORI HINNANT and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV April 8, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-25204be08db8868e858f624f851d2ae3 LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — A woman on the verge of giving birth with her leg flayed open by shrapnel.…
Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
ROME (AP) — Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive supply…
Anita Hill calls Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation an ‘important cultural moment’ | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Brandeis University professor Anita Hill said Thursday that Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the US Supreme Court marked an “important cultural moment” for the court and the…
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 44 of the invasion
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 44 of the invasion The Kremlin admits suffering ‘significant losses’, Russia is kicked off the UN human rights council and Zelenskiy calls for…
Speaker Pelosi, Sen. Collins test positive for COVID-19 as outbreak spreads among officials in DC
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, and President Joe Biden’s sister became the latest Washington figures to test positive for COVID-19, announcements…