A human bird flu case is thought to be found in Canada for the first time
A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.
Health & Safety
Dinosaurs unearthed in China may have ended with a collapse, not a catastrophe
There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It used to be thought it was formed through a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption, stopping dinosaurs in their tracks. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.
New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims
The findings, which used DNA from the plaster casts of people who died in the Mt. Vesuvius eruption two millennia ago, challenge the traditional gender and familial assumptions about the Pompeiians.
So your kid wants to quit soccer (or piano, or swim class). Should you let them?
Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn't into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here's how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting.
Forsyth County buildings are illuminated green this week. Here's why.
For the third year, Forsyth County is participating in Operation Green Light for Veterans, an initiative led by the National Association of Counties.
Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.
Maryland company promotes empanada tradition while giving Latin workers a job
Owner of this business says she’s on a mission to show the richness and diversity of Latin American food, one empanada at a time
TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO
DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?
Trump’s win could accelerate the privatization of Medicare
The former president's pending return to the White House could alter the very nature of Medicare, the nearly 60-year-old federal health care program.
Having trouble sleeping? To get back on track, avoid these 5 mistakes
When people can't sleep, they tend to take extreme measures to correct the issue. But that only makes sleep problems worse, say experts. Here are 5 bad habits to avoid when recovering from poor sleep.