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Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu The GuardianTeen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition The Washington PostB. C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says CBC NewsCanada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu Livescience.comCanadian teen with suspected avian flu in critical condition University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time Space.comThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comNew Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong CNNUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York TimesUranus, the ice giant, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years The Washington Post

US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says ReutersThere are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing CNNAt Long Last, the Surge in S. T. I.s May Be Leveling Off The New York TimesSoaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says.

‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Slug Hid Its Identity From Scientists The New York TimesGlowing ‘mystery mollusk’ spotted living in the ocean’s midnight zone CNNGhostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We've Seen Before ScienceAlertBioluminescent sea slug discovered in the deep sea swims through the ocean's midnight zone Phys.orgNew deep-sea slug catches crustaceans like a Venus fly trap Yahoo!

After the Pandemic, Alcohol Use Remains Elevated Neuroscience NewsAs the Pandemic Deepened, Americans Kept Drinking More The New York TimesPandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists Keck Medicine of USCNew study shows an increase in heavy drinkers CBS NewsExcessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research The Hill

Humans Had Sex With At Least Three Different Denisovan Populations IFLScienceNew DNA evidence finds that Neanderthals didn’t go extinct The Brighter Side of NewsNew insights into the Denisovans—the hominin group that interbred with modern day humans Phys.orgA history of multiple Denisovan introgression events in modern humans Nature.comEarly humans interbred with three different extinct species, scientists discover indy100