Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may sound unlikely, but new research suggests they just might. An international ...

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Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered by a rocket-like reaction that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, releasing ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

Microbial threats against human health are only growing. Luckily, researchers are developing new vaccines that are up to the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The agriculture industry is working to get control of the bird flu outbreak, and Kansas could be at the forefront of a solution. Researchers at Kansas State University say the ...

HOUSTON – Texas is reporting high to very high levels of flu activity, and the Gulf Coast region continues to see steady cases well beyond the typical winter peak. State data shows pediatric ...

A single spritz could eventually offer simultaneous protection against several infectious diseases. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new vaccine that could prevent multiple viruses at ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Species turnover accompanies changes to ecosystems, and as climate change accelerates, this process should happen faster as animals under stress ...

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Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common ...