Infectious/emerging diseases

A month worth of cool science stories, summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
This month’s pictures feature coronavirus preparations, a robot that catches jellyfish, and a calm cat.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
What does the science say about the safety of America’s chicken farming practice?
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
The disease disappeared, but Anne Boleyn's ghost still walks the bloody tower.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Unvaccinated children who contracted the illness lost their immunity to many other infections.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
When the bloodsucking insects eat sugar, they express more of a specific protein that can curb their attraction to humans.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Some male animals may evolve weak immune responses so they can give their mates diseases.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
The discovery of a gene that helps female mosquitoes make healthy eggs could lead to a new way to fight the disease-spreading insects.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
Polio peaks in the summer, measles during the school year, and chickenpox in the spring.
Claire Cleveland, Contributor
Dogs successfully detected malaria parasites in infected children by sniffing their socks.
Tracy Staedter, Contributor
Yes, a hospital superbug may be growing more tolerant to alcohol exposure -- but alcohol-based hand rubs still save millions of lives a year.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer