Researchers say two invasive termites are spreading faster than expected as boats unknowingly carry colonies between marinas ...

A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in ...

Residents and students in Canterbury, where the outbreak was centered, said measures to contain the disease were both ...

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Two people have died in an outbreak of meningococcal disease. Many cases were traced to a nightclub in Canterbury that is ...

Global growth is projected at 3.0 percent for 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision from the April 2025 World Economic Outlook. This reflects front-loading ahead of tariffs, lower effective ...

COVID may have killed significantly more people in the U.S. in the first two years of the pandemic than official records indicate, with as many as one overlooked death for every five recorded ones.

With fall, and by extension, respiratory illness season, underway, COVID-19 cases have continued to fluctuate nationwide. Some regions of the United States are experiencing "very high" and "high" ...