Science and Technology

A patient in Yakima County with pre-existing medical conditions has become the initial fatality linked to avian influenza nationwide this year. Public health authorities are keeping track of individuals who…

Investment outside artificial intelligence is flowing most visibly into technologies that produce electricity, move it, store it, connect people, and improve health and security. Clean energy dominates the largest publicly…

As the dinosaurs disappeared around 66 million years ago, other forms of life adapted to a changing planet. A giant fungus recently identified in China is offering scientists new insights…

10 Technological Inventions That Failed Despite Being Ahead of Their TimeBeing first is not the same as being ready for widespread use. An invention can anticipate a lasting need yet…

A sample from Mars could reveal whether life once existed beyond EarthA rock collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover contains unusual mineral patterns that may point to ancient microbial activity on…

1. The Black Death (1347–1351): The Birth of Public HealthThe Black Death, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killed an estimated 75–200 million people across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.…