Japan Cancels Cherry Blossom Festival Amid Tourist Behavior Concerns

Authorities in Japan have cancelled a popular cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji after a surge in disruptive and inappropriate behaviour by tourists raised alarm among local residents. Officials in the central Japanese city of Fujiyoshida announced on Tuesday that the Arakurayama Sengen Park cherry blossom festival would not be held this year. The event, […]
Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has caused outbreaks in humans almost every year since it was identified in 1999. The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer […]