Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

As the human population increases and we build more and more infrastructure across the planet, there will be increasing overlap between humans and animals in the next 50 years. About 57 percent of all ...

As the planet edges towards 1.5°C of global warming, a new study led by the Natural History Museum, London has revealed that scientists still have only a limited understanding of how climate change is ...

As much as it might seem that diseases like COVID-19 appear from nowhere, most illnesses that affect humans have been cooking for a very long time. They have infected and sometimes killed animal ...

For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s difficult to ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The Centers for Disease Control removed Leptospirosis from the reportable human diseases list, but there is still significant concern over this zoonotic disease. Our pets are susceptible to lepto as ...