A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading ScienceNews By: Tina Hesman Saey 17 June 2026 at 20:00 Itβs just a matter of time before Sporothrix brasiliensis reaches the U.S. a CDC expert says.
A βSuper El NiΓ±oβ may be on the way. What does that mean? ScienceNews By: Carolyn Gramling 17 June 2026 at 18:00 Past super El NiΓ±os have brought bad flooding, deadly fires and disease outbreaks. Climate experts already expect βshockingly highβ temps this winter.
The oldest known plague outbreak struck hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago ScienceNews By: Tom Metcalfe 17 June 2026 at 16:00 Plague DNA in ancient graves near Siberia's Lake Baikal suggests the disease threatened people long before farming and crowded settlements.
How real is the Cyclops in βThe Odysseyβ? ScienceNews By: Lily Burton 17 June 2026 at 14:00 The iconic one-eyed monster coming to movie screens in July in The Odyssey might have more in common with tiny water critters than with humans.