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The Hawaii Department of Health says a wastewater sample collected this month tested positive for the measles virus. Health officials said in a news release today that the sample was collected Aug. 11 from a site in West Hawaii County and is the first wastewater detection of measles in the state. DOH was notified of the result on Aug. 26, …

Astronomers have spotted the brightest fast radio burst yet coming from a nearby galaxy. Observations of this phenomenon, a powerful flash of radio waves that lasts only about a millisecond, could shed light on one of the most mysterious cosmic phenomena ever studied. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, were first discovered in 2007, but their exact sources remain unknown. Since …

A colony of bats near Libby Dam tested positive for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, marking the first detection of the deadly disease in western Montana. Since it was first observed in New York in 2006, white-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across the U.S. and Canada.   The disease is caused by a cold-loving fungus, which colonizes …

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth’s history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known chapters in that history, deep within Earth’s past. In fact, Earth’s inner core appears to have another even more inner core within it. “Traditionally we’ve been taught …

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite new world screwworm has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said early Monday. The case, related to a person who had recently traveled to El Salvador, was confirmed to be screwworm by the CDC on Aug. 4, HHS spokesman Andrew G. Nixon confirmed to Reuters, …

For the first time, scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study the origins of a bizarre, record-breaking radio signal that flashed past Earth earlier this year. Tracking the bright radio burst to the edge of a galaxy some 130 million light-years from Earth, the researchers used JWST’s infrared eye to identify a powerful explosion of energy …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Researchers believe that an odd pair of merging black holes first detected in 2019 were “dancing” around a third supersized singularity that was lurking in the background. . | Credit: CNAS/SHAO Chinese astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen triple black hole system. The …

DUBLIN, CA — A case of West Nile Virus was recently detected in Dublin near Tamarack Drive and Brighton Drive, the city announced. The disease is spread by mosquitos to humans and animals like birds or horses. It can lead to fevers, headaches, stiff neck, rashes, swollen lymph nodes, or even seizures, paralysis or comas in more extreme cases. Residents …

Chinese astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen triple black hole system. The team identified this triplet, which is locked in a complex “waltz,” after spotting a hidden supermassive black hole lurking in the background of a peculiar gravitational wave event first detected six years ago. In 2019, the U.S.-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected a series of faint ripples …

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah’s mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A statement from the health department says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed this year is the first time the virus has been detected …