NEW YORK — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government's top public health ...
NANYUKI, Kenya — The mountain bongo has become the "ghost of the forest," hard to spot amid the dense shrubs due to its ability to camouflage. A critically endangered species, the animal is being slowly reintroduced into the wild by conservationists to increase the number of the rare ...
Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media — from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation — and you're far from alone in seeing it. A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults — and around half of those under 50 — ...
VOLKLINGEN, Germany — Dozens of urban artists from 17 countries have converged on one of Europe's most important industrial landmarks for a show that takes advantage of the former ironworks' sprawling spaces and aura of abandonment. At the Volklinger Hutte, or Volklingen Ironworks, the ...
Talking animal movies do not, on the whole, have the best reputation. Yes, there is "Babe," but "Babe" is the exception. Most are pretty bad, whether it's the uncanny effects, the shoddy storytelling or some horrifying combination of the two. Audiences have earned the right to be skeptical ...
My first backpacking trip was last September, when it wasn’t too hot or too cold. I went with my mom’s friend Jenni Bashaw, and we hiked at Pictured Rocks near Munising. We hiked from Miners Castle to Chapel Rock, and that’s where we stayed the night. It was beautiful and also ...
