Environmental News

As winter draws near, an invisible assailant begins to make its presence known, not through the chill in the air but through something as seemingly innocuous as our clothing and household fabrics. Norovirus, widely recognized as the winter vomiting bug, is reasserting itself in an unexpectedly enduring fashion. Recent studies reveal that this virulent foe …

Something lurks in lakes, rivers, and even household taps across the globe. It cannot be seen with the naked eye. It survives conditions that would kill most other microbes. And when it finds its way into a human brain, it almost always wins. Scientists are now urging the world to pay attention to an enemy …