CDC: Well-known virus kills 16,000 in U.S.
By mid-February, one category of virus had killed more than 16,000 people in the U.S., including 105 children, and infected more than 29 million…
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Arbor Day: World’s loneliest tree has roots in New Zealand
The world’s loneliest tree has roots in New Zealand Although trees don’t experience emotions as humans do, it’s nevertheless difficult not to feel some…
Earth Day 2020: The tweeting tree
This is where things stand now: when someone mentions “tweet” and “tree,” they’re not necessarily referring to birds in branches. A 110-year-old Red Oak…
April Showers: Ignore the cat, but not the peacock
You can be fairly sure that April showers will bring May flowers, but is there any way to tell when the showers are going to come? Probably not but there…
Endangered Key deer face threats from humans, cars, habitat loss
In the Florida Keys, a little deer, relative of its wild whitetail cousins on the mainland, struggles to survive modern times, with mixed results. Key…
Contagious disease and the spread of virus
As the first reports of the 2019 coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China, it was easy to trace its path: First, to cities in mainland China, then Taiwan,…
Virus answers from the CDC
What if I get a product shipped from China? Although 2019-nCoV is still new, the CDC says, “In general, because of poor survivability of these…
St Patrick’s Day: Wearin’ the green brings us together
People still say “everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” Not that most people are really interested in whether or not their forbearers actually came…
Whatever your age, take steps now to make your hearing last for life
One in every 10 Americans has some degree of hearing loss. That includes teenagers, children, and adults. Though age is a factor, hearing loss isn’t a…
In every culture and era, humans have wanted a Valentine
Each year on February 14, millions of decorated cards are exchanged by husbands and wives, friends and lovers, boys and girls. In spite of its great…