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science / science - 4 years ago

Hotel visitor contracts Legionnaires' and dies

One person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. There are now 61 probable cases of Legionnaires' disease among the people who stayed at or visited the S...

science / science - 4 years ago

Hotel visitor contracts Legionnaires' disease and dies

One person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. There are now 61 probable cases of Legionnaires' disease among the people who stayed at or visited the S...

science / science - 4 years ago

500 years on, how Magellan's voyage changed the world

Ferdinand Magellan set off from Spain 500 years ago on an epoch-making voyage to sail all the way around the globe for the first time. The Portuguese explorer was killed by islanders in the Philippines two years into the adventure, leaving Spaniard...