Meet Earthβs Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.) NYT - Science By: Kate Golembiewski 16 July 2026 at 21:23 It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years.
France Identifies First Case of Ebola NYT - Science By: Lynsey Chutel 24 June 2026 at 12:36 The patient had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact.
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones NYT - Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 23 June 2026 at 16:31 That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.
Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens NYT - Science By: Carl Zimmer and Stephanie Nolen 13 June 2026 at 18:47 Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.
Scientist Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle Mpox Virus Into U.S. NYT - Science By: Ephrat Livni 8 June 2026 at 21:11 The virologist was stopped at the Detroit airport after working in Congo during an mpox epidemic. His lawyer said the material was for research.
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments NYT - Science By: Carl Zimmer 2 June 2026 at 14:54 The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now itβs at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.