Chimpanzees Use Oldest Military Tactics To Keep an Eye on Rival Groups, Avoid Confrontation [Study]

Medicine & Technology Nov 03, 2023

Chimpanzees human-like warfare when foraging on the borders of rival territories. Continue reading to learn more.

Striking Orange and Black Bat Species from West Africa, Discovered

Jan 14, 2021

Scientists recently discovered a new species of what they described as striking orange and black bat in a mountain range located in West Africa.

FDA Approves a Fast-Acting Ebola Test

Dec 31, 2014

The fight to stop Ebola continues to rage on across the world as researchers continue to find new ways to both detect and treat the deadly virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a new test to detect the virus in patients believed to be suffering from the virus.

Could Killing the Bats End New Ebola Transmission? Why Death Won’t Work

Dec 30, 2014

Pursuing the newest origin of the viral pathogen deep within the forests of West Africa, health officials believe that they may have found the source of the infection in a hollowed out tree. But the issue is far more complex than many would like to think.

Ebola-Free Nurse, Nina Pham, Makes Statement, Visits President Obama [Video]

Oct 24, 2014

Texas nurse Nina Pham got a special hug this week as she was declared Ebola-free by health officials, and that hug came from President Obama himself. Pham met with and embraced the president in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington D.C.

CDC Director Frieden Blamed for Ebola Missteps

Oct 17, 2014

After recent lapses in protocol and judgement allowed a Texas hospital nurse to travel on commercial flights and expose potentially thousands to the deadly Ebola virus, many are beginning to seriously call in to question how the U.S. government has responded to the first ever cases of Ebola on U.S. soil.

WHO Predicts Ebola Outbreak Could Worsen by 1000% as Soon as December

Oct 14, 2014

While health officials are attempting to isolate the spread of the disease, fear and ignorance of the disease have allowed for major setbacks to propagate across the West African nations, leading to further casualties of the disease. Now, after months of assessing the situation in the field, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday, Oct. 14, that the rate of infection may increase by ten-fold, to 10,000 new cases per week as early as this December.

Ebola Virus Crisis: West African Nations Struggle to Contain Epidemic

Aug 02, 2014

Ebola Virus Crisis: West African Nations Struggle to Contain Epidemic

Sierra Leone Nurse Says Ebola Virus Is a Ruse Meant to Encourage Cannibalism, Sparks Protests

Jul 28, 2014

Ebola has surfaced in the Nigerian capital of Lagos putting 21 million people at risk.