Could tracking animals’ health help to avert the next pandemic? Summary The article examines the global H5N1 avian-influenza outbreak and asks whether broader, integrated surveillance of wildlife, livestock and companion…
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential Summary Influenza is more than a short-lived respiratory illness: it can sharply raise the risk of acute cardiovascular events. Recent…
MIT fusion-lab head shot dead: a horror ‘impossible to believe’ Summary Plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was shot at his home in Brookline,…
Virology’s most wanted: the influenza virus By Bianca Nogrady — 17 December 2025 Summary Influenza remains one of humanity’s most persistent and damaging pathogens. The virus repeatedly evades immunity from…
Stopping the next flu pandemic Summary The H5N1 avian influenza strain has devastated US poultry, spilled into dairy cattle and infected dozens of people. Tens of millions of hens were…
I’ve earned my PhD — what now? Summary Nature answers a common post-PhD crisis with practical perspective: a PhD doesn’t lock you into a single, linear academic path. Experts and…
China’s Ink Dragon hides out in European government networks Summary Check Point researchers report that the China-linked espionage group known as Ink Dragon has been using misconfigured servers to establish…
Browser ‘privacy’ extensions have eye on your AI, log all your chats Summary Research from Koi Security reveals that four popular Chrome/Edge extensions — Urban VPN Proxy, 1ClickVPN Proxy, Urban…
Hot for its bot, McKinsey may cut thousands of jobs Summary Reports from Bloomberg (cited by The Register) say McKinsey is considering cutting a few thousand roles over the next…
China’s Ink Dragon hides out in European government networks Summary Check Point Research has revealed that the China-linked espionage group known as Ink Dragon has been using compromised, misconfigured servers…
