In the early 20th century, the leading cause of death was infectious disease. Epidemics erupted with little warning, seemingly out of the blue. When the “Great Influenza” struck in 1918,...

Researchers believe that over 50 million people worldwide died in the 1918 flu pandemic, making it possibly worse than even the Black Death that began in the 14th century. Could another...

The new T-Cross1): a versatile and practical SUV model in the small car class An urban crossover vehicle with masculine design Four efficient turbocharged engines - three...

For thousands of years, humans worked hand-in-hand with nature when it came to their meals, and the ingredients for a dish were dictated by the seasons, the harvests and the region... Thankfully,...

The surfaces people interact with every day may seem rather mundane, but at the molecular scale, there is more activity than meets the eye. Every surface we touch has its own unique chemical...

One hundred years ago, a novel pandemic influenza virus spread rapidly around the world. It killed about 1 to 2 percent of the human population, primarily young and often healthy adults. The...

Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose...

Activity at the University of Malta's Department of Electronic Systems Engineering is reaching feverish levels as a team of young engineers begin pulling together the many different threads of...

Alarming headlines about the dire state of the world's oceans have become common and overfishing is known to be one of the most important threats facing the Mediterranean Sea. Aquaculture is sometimes...

The University of Malta's Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, is offering short evening courses in Biology, which are open to the public. One such course is An Introduction to Marine...