Syphilis microbe's family has plagued humans for millennia(nature.com)

44 points by Hooke 2 years ago | 23 comments

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort(bbc.com)

577 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 59 comments

BBC News article reporting that the World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free after a century-long effort to eliminate the disease.

Penguin survives on 4-second microsleeps – times a day(nature.com)

50 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 21 comments

New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found in technician's garden(nature.com)

401 points by ascorbic 1 year ago | 280 comments

Nature news article about a new antibiotic molecule, found in soil from a technician's garden, that kills drug-resistant bacteria via a novel mechanism.

Bluesky's science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform(nature.com)

40 points by ironyman 1 year ago | 17 comments

Mysterious 'Tasmanian devil' space explosion baffles astronomers(nature.com)

76 points by jyunwai 2 years ago | 14 comments