Lyn Neeley

Newark children exposed to lead

Nearly half the schools in Newark, N.J., were temporarily shut down on March 9 when elevated levels of lead were…

April 8, 2016

Cuba, Puerto Rico and Zika

The Caribbean countries of Puerto Rico and Cuba, both located near the Zika hot zone, have similar peoples and climates…

April 3, 2016

Zika spreads north as new evidence links virus to neurological disorders

As the Zika-carrying mosquito, Aedes aegypti, hits Puerto Rico, new evidence reinforces the disease’s link to two neural disorders, microcephaly…

March 25, 2016

Rallies demand freedom for Aafia Siddiqui

In Boston on March 8 and in New York City on March 11, the first two of four national rallies…

March 16, 2016

Trump challenged in every state

Almost everywhere presidential candidate Donald Trump goes in recent days, he has had to contend with protesters challenging his racist…

March 9, 2016

Zika, microcephaly and global climate change

Are deforestation and global climate change responsible for the Zika crisis sweeping across equatorial countries in the Western Hemisphere? Are…

February 25, 2016

Why Zika virus crisis is hitting Brazil

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is spreading quickly in 33 countries. The virus was identified in Brazil for the first time…

February 8, 2016