"It helps us paint the picture." Cameras near national park capture unbelievable encounter between predator species and infectious bats: 'We rarely ever observe it' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...

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The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting ...

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By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

UC Davis infectious diseases experts George Thompson and Angel Desai are raising the alarm about the role new pesticides can play in building resistance to antifungal medical treatments.