In 2013, marine scientists witnessed a real-life, aquatic version of Contagion. Over the summer, divers in Monterey,…
The Centers for Disease Control has an ominous warning for the nation this week: Please, for the love of god, do not…
Heart disease has long been the number one killer in the United States. But a new study out this week is the latest to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued a warning about a disease known as acute flaccid…
The end of summer is fast approaching, though the fun in the sun is coming to an even swifter conclusion for some of…
Humans have been producing and consuming cheese for a very long time, as the recent discovery of 3,200-year-old cheese…
Americans who opened the newspaper on January 5, 1961, were greeted with an article by Associated Press science writer…
Given their current popularity, you might assume that probiotics—capsules containing a mix of “good” bacteria that are…
At the peak of summer, when just walking to and from the corner store necessitates a shower and a change of clothes,…
An unorthodox beauty treatment meant to rejuvenate the feet turned into a disturbing medical mystery for one young…
Hey, did you wash your hands recently? Well, you probably did it wrong. CNN pointed out a recent government study found…
Over the last several years, a deadly fungal disease has killed hundreds of thousands of native Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa trees.…
The origin of the world’s deadliest amphibian disease has remained elusive for decades, but not anymore. New research…
Traveling by plane greatly increases our chances of getting sick, or so many of us are wont to believe. To be fair,…
In a speech made to Congress Thursday, US Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb took stock of how his…
Scientists announced that they have observed the structure of huntingtin, a large and essential protein in many…
The National Institutes of Health has lifted a ban on “gain-of-function” research on Tuesday—the kind of research that…
It’s never a nice feeling to watch a fly land on your next bite of food, but as new research shows, you may be…
2017 has brought a seemingly endless string of natural disasters, from devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean to raging…
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