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Scientists identified a new strain of a parasite that causes the disease leishmaniasis, and they mainly found it in people who had not recently traveled outside the U.S.

Half a century after the first humans landed on the moon, global interest is once again rising to visit our celestial neighbor. This time, nations have their sights set on the lunar south pole. Why?

An analysis suggests that annual temperature-related deaths in the U.S. could rise to one-third of the number caused by cancer if global warming hits 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius).

Vibrio vulnificus infections normally occur in warmer waters in the Gulf Coast, but rising global coastal sea temperatures have made infections in the eastern U.S. more common.

Two cases of eastern equine encephalitis were reported in recent weeks in Alabama.

It is only the seventh case of the deadly disease reported in the U.S. since it first emerged in the country in 2003.

Five red wolf pups were born in a wildlife refuge in North Carolina and later gained an adopted sibling that was born in a zoo.

STEVE was spotted across the U.S. and in parts of the U.K. after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years smashed into our planet.

A new study shows that the number of cases and anti-drug resistance of the infectious fungus Candida auris increased between 2019 and 2021.