DRC volcano: thousands flee as Nyiragongo lava flows destroy homes – video

DRC volcano: thousands flee as Nyiragongo lava flows destroy homes – video

Thousands of residents abandoned their homes as the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was thrown into panic when a nearby volcano erupted. Lava from Mount Nyiragongo destroyed homes on the edge of Goma, which has a population of about 1 million people, but appeared to be slowing by midday on … Read more

How to Stop the Next Pandemic

How to Stop the Next Pandemic

This graph can tell you a lot about your future. Each bar shows how many new infectious diseases emerged in a year. In 1944, there was one. In ’48, three. We have no immunity to new pathogens. Each disease on this list posed a new pandemic threat. It was around 1960 when the number began … Read more