Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry official told AFP. The West…
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Scientists work toward a vaccine for filoviruses, Ebola’s deadly kin
Vaccination and sampling schedule for RV456/EBL2003 Phase 2 Ad26/MVA Ebola vaccine trial. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adq2496 Filoviruses are among the globe’s most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can…
Roman phallus found at frontier fortress
Excavations at Vindolanda near Hadrian’s Wall have unearthed a miniature phallus pendant. Vindolanda, meaning “white field” or “white moor,” was a Roman auxiliary fort guarding the Stanegate road just south…
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two people in the east African nation since late January. The…
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know
A no-contact thermometer, stethoscope and a calendar are seen at the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice With one-fifth…
Ancient underground chamber discovery in Cnoc Ard
A construction project in Cnoc Ard (Knockaird) on the Isle of Lewis has revealed a stone-built underground chamber, later identified by archaeologists as a Late Iron Age souterrain. Souterrain, derived…
‘Zombie’ skin cells may be harmful or helpful, depending on their shapes
Skin-related fibroblasts with nuclei stained green and f-actin stained red. Credit: Jude Phillip, Johns Hopkins University Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their…
