Ancient pathogens risk eroding ecosystems
Climate change could hasten the release of ‘time-travelling’ pathogens from melting permafrost and ice that have been trapped for millennia. Their emergence increases threats to the […]
Dangerous pathogens lurk in wet areas
Hospitals and homes are havens for germs and disease – but a well-regulated hot water system can prevent the spread of waterborne pathogens, including an emerging […]
Skeletons reveal coevolution of humans and pathogens
A new skeleton study is reconstructing ancient pandemics to assess human’s evolutionary ability to fight off leprosy, tuberculosis and treponematoses with help from declining rates of […]