A violent volcanic eruption on a South Pacific island triggered a tsunami advisory and flooding in Hawaii and parts of the West Coast on Saturday morning. Satellite footage showed a…
Republicans in states across the country are pushing bills that would prohibit medical boards from disciplining doctors who promote, prescribe, and distribute unfounded COVID treatments that the Federal Drug Administration…
Pulsed microwaves or ultrasound beams “plausibly” might have caused so-called Havana Syndrome injuries now thought to have affected about two dozen CIA and State Department employees, according to a newly…
Lataiyyah Washington, 36, and her two sons have been living at the Embassy Suites hotel near the Newark airport since early September 2021, when the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded…
Genome-sequencing pioneer Eric Lander has resigned as President Joe Biden’s science adviser, following the revelation that he “bullied” one woman in his office and spoke to others in a “demeaning…
Caitlin Ochs for BuzzFeed News Dry soil and dead vegetation are seen in the formerly lush upper estuary of the Colorado River delta.
Last month I had strep throat–level pain while living with two people who were confirmed COVID positive. Yet, several rapid tests kept telling me I was COVID-free. It’s a confusing…
As we head into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the updates and recommendations for how to stay safe from COVID, particularly for children, seem to be evolving as fast…
If you’ve tried to buy or get a COVID test lately, you may have found long lines, empty shelves, and a frustrating lack of availability in general. This is happening…
During the past two years of the pandemic, there have been some profound racial and ethnic disparities, with some communities of color having COVID hospitalization and mortality rates more than…