While human cases are rare, authorities advise precautions, especially for those with underlying health conditions.
Understand how you can protect yourself from the disease.
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The technology uses machine learning to analyse data and learn like humans, making it a powerful tool for the future.
Despite its popularity, the yellow-eyed penguin faces threats from predators and climate change, leading to a fall in its population.
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An expert says youth are especially vulnerable to unrealistic beauty standards, and educators must address this to improve well-being.
The world’s tallest peak is rising due to an isostatic rebound from the merger of the Kosi and Arun rivers.
The world’s tallest peak is rising due to an isostatic rebound caused by the Kosi and Arun rivers’ merger.
Discover the Poozeum’s 7,000+ coprolites, including the largest one ever found from a meat-eating dinosaur.
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Veterinarian Dr Angel Ngo explains how your pet pooch deals with stress and how to keep them happy – and your couch free of bite marks.
That pungent pool odour isn’t chlorine; it’s actually a chemical reaction between chlorine and bodily fluids, primarily urine.
Global warming is heating up the ocean, which creates storms with stronger winds and heavier rain.
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Climate change is encouraging the insects to spread across Europe, leading to outbreaks in diseases like dengue fever and West Nile virus.
Climate change is encouraging the insects to spread across Europe, leading to outbreaks in diseases like dengue fever and West Nile virus.
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New measures from Meta aim to protect users under 18 from harmful content, but some say the moves don’t go far enough to protect safety, mental health.
Karin Tabira, who lives in the southern Kumamoto region, has passed a special test to prepare fugu.
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Chinese traditional medicine recommends the dish as a way to reduce the body’s internal heat, so try making this lower-sugar version at home!
Study finds that storms are forming closer to coasts and lasting longer over land, posing risks to the millions who live in the region.
Storms are forming closer to coasts and lasting longer over land, researchers said.
Some characters look like the word they represent, making them a good way to start learning the language.
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Build confidence and learn to express yourself by learning how to politely say no, says Cherrie Chung from Insight Counselling.
The Poozeum museum in Arizona showcases over 7,000 coprolites, revealing insights into prehistoric diets and the world of fossilised faeces.
Vets carefully remove horns to deter poachers, aiming to save the endangered species.
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