BiologyDecember 1, 2014
Lonesome George, the Giant Tortoise, Preserved in All His Glory
Taxidermists give immortality to a beloved tortoise
Stories by Nicholas St. Fleur
HealthNovember 26, 2014
Ebola's Relentless Tides: A Timeline [Updated]
The latest outbreak in humans represents not just the most recent but also most deadly among several incidents dating back to 1976
The SciencesOctober 27, 2014
Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind, Strikes His Final Pose
After the century-old giant tortoise died, Galápagos conservationists and a taxidermist had to figure out how to continue his legacy
HealthOctober 23, 2014
What Makes a Hospital “Ebola Ready”?
How New York City’s Bellevue Hospital prepared to treat a potential Ebola patient
HealthOctober 17, 2014
Nurses’ Unions Call for Better Ebola Support from CDC
Two of the nation’s largest nursing unions blast the CDC’s handling of U.S. Ebola cases and ask for more resources and hands-on training
HealthSeptember 29, 2014
No Airlifts for Sickened African Ebola Docs
West African physicians confront the same dangers as foreign health workers, but unlike their counterparts they do not receive emergency evacuations if they fall victim to the Ebola virus
HealthSeptember 11, 2014
Is an Unusual Virus Spreading in the Midwest?
The CDC is closely monitoring the outbreak of a rare respiratory infection afflicting people in Illinois and Missouri. Just how bad is it, and what can be done to stop the spread?