Year: 2018

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Rather Than Blaming Bats for Nipah Infection, We Should Improve Public Health

Haritha John and S. Gopikrishna Warrier 01/06/2018

As the southwest monsoon crosses the Kerala coast and...

The first light of dawn illuminates Mount Everest as the moon shines above and a toilet block is seen in the foreground in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, April 29, 2008. Credit: Reuters/David Gray/Files

China’s Everest Cleanup Rakes in 8.5 Tonnes of Garbage

Reuters 01/06/2018

Since 2015, officials in Tibet have given every climber...

The planet Pluto is pictured in a handout image made up of four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) taken in July 2015 combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Handout. Credit: Reuters

Wondrous Dunes on Pluto Are Made of Grains of Frozen Methane

Will Dunham 01/06/2018

The discovery hints towards the dynamic nature of the...

Onboard a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mannar. Source: YouTube

Gulf of Mannar: Trouble in Paradise – Part II

The Wire Staff 01/06/2018

The second of a three-part video series about the...

Doctors and relatives wearing protective gear carry the body of a victim, who lost his battle against the brain-damaging Nipah virus, during his funeral at a burial ground in Kozhikode, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, India, May 24, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

Death Toll From Nipah Rises to 16 in Kerala

Deaths from Nipah virus continue to rise as officials...

FILE PHOTO: A doctor holds a human brain in a brain bank in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, US June 28, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Carlo

Scientists Hunt Down Genes Behind Humankind’s Big Brain

Will Dunham 01/06/2018

These genes, found only in people, appeared between three...

A diversity of voices is important in science communication. Credit: Michael D Brown/Shutterstock

White Men’s Voices Still Dominate Public Science. Here’s How to Change This

Marina Joubert 01/06/2018

Scientists can be powerful influencers and role models. So...