The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat to human.
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Alaska’s Largest Eruptions in the Past 10,000 Years
With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let’s look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the U.S.
Humans Arose From Two Ancestral Populations That United 300,000 Years Ago
Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ancestral populations.
High-Definition Images Give Us Earliest Look at Birth of the Universe
Learn more about the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the images of the infant universe it captured.
Physics Can Explain How the Inner Ear Picks Up Faint Sounds
Learn more about the physics of the inner ear and how it works to pick up the faintest of sounds.
Activity at Alaska’s Mount Spurr Suggests That The Volcano Is About To Erupt
Learn more about the likelihood of an explosive Mount Spurr eruption, which would spew clouds of ash into the air above southcentral Alaska.
Iguanas Floated 5,000 Miles to Colonize Fiji Millions of Years Ago
Learn more about Fiji’s iguana species and how they likely used natural rafts to float to Fiji some 34 million years ago.
Meditation Changes Your Brain Structure in a Good Way
From reducing anxiety to possibly slowing dementia, learn more about the benefits meditating has on your brain.
Mystery Solved for the Galloway Hoard Runes of the Viking Era
A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about ancient this ancient era.
Greenhouse Gases Will Send Space Junk Spiraling Out of Control
Learn about the precarious state of satellites orbiting Earth, as greenhouse gas pollution puts them in danger of colliding and creating space debris.