Articles by

Tina Hesman Saey

Putrid plants can reek of hot rotting flesh with one evolutionary trick

Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How...

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised...

Autism rates rose again. Experts explain why

Autism is more common than ever before, a new report suggests. As of 2022, about 1 in...

The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing

The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak...

How U.S. public health cuts could raise risks of infectious diseases

At 6 a.m. on March 25, Philip Huang, director of the Dallas County Health and Human Services...

Skin cells emit slow electric pulses after injury

Wounded skin cells scream with slow-motion electric pulses. Such electric spikes are a surprise because only nerve...

A new antifungal drug works in a surprising way

A newly discovered bacterial weapon against fungi can kill even drug-resistant strains, raising hopes for a new...

What 23andMe’s bankruptcy means for your genetic data

A genetic data giant is falling, and it’s unclear what will happen to millions of people’s most...