Saturday, January 11

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Ever expedition of these separated caverns might expose our environment future

Ever expedition of these separated caverns might expose our environment future

Science and Nature
The helicopter landed on top of the cliff, its blades slicing the cold air. Marching, National Geographic Explorer Gina Moseley breathed deeply and took in the commanding view of Greenland's barren landscape. To the south, a frozen lake extended for miles, ultimately paving the way to brown and gray plateaus, disrupted by the white flash of glaciers in the range. In the other instructions, some 560 miles beyond the horizon, was the North Pole. The only other human existence was the helicopter pilot and the other travelers: Moseley's life partner and this story's professional photographer and fellow National Geographic Explorer, Robbie Shone, and technical climbing up professional Chris Blakeley. The weather condition was moderate, simply above freezing-- ideal, in fact-- however Moseley un...
Worrying Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient

Worrying Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient

Science and Nature
December 27, 20242 minutes checked outSamples from a hospitalized client in Louisiana reveal modifications that might make the H5N1 infection spread more quickly in between peopleBy Tanya Lewis modified by Dean Visser Matthias Kulka/Getty ImagesViral samples from a client in Louisiana who was hospitalized with serious H5N1 bird influenza program hereditary anomalies that might make the pathogen spread more quickly amongst human beings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed in a declaration provided on Thursday.The anomalies were discovered in samples drawn from the client-- however not in those from the yard poultry that were thought to be the source of the infection. This recommends the modifications happened within the client. While this advancement has actually not alt...