The Aedes aegypti mosquito may be tiny but it can wreak major havoc on human health, spreading diseases such as...

More than 8 billion metric tons. That's the amount of plastic humans have created since the large-scale production of synthetic...

Credit: Mortensen Lab, Penn State Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from...

Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Irregular heartbeat -- or arrhythmia -- can have sudden and often fatal consequences. A...

Credit: Northern Illinois University Summer is abloom at Nachusa Grasslands, where the warmth of July is igniting an explosion of...

Credit: (Picture: UZH) Researchers at the University of Zurich have shown for the first time that hematopoietic stem cells detect...

Credit: Photo credit Margaret Whitney Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild...

Credit: Erin Perry URBANA, Ill. - When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their peak. In...

Credit: University of Portsmouth, UK Whales, sharks, butterflies and lotus leaves might together hold the secret to saving the shipping...

Time is of the essence when treating a patient undergoing a heart attack. Cardiac surgeons attempt to quickly stabilize the...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) - While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network...

Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett As student athletes hit training fields this summer to gain the competitive edge, a new...

Credit: IAVI LA JOLLA - Cows are leaving the pasture and entering the field...of HIV vaccine research. As outlined in...

Credit: University of Notre Dame Determining which fish are living in various bodies of water can be a daunting task...

Training clinicians to proactively ask patients about domestic violence is feasible for sexual health clinics to implement and could increase...

Credit: (Photo: Verena Rieding) Farmers are facing a problem: Honeybees are becoming ever more rare in many places. But a...

Credit: Christopher Drummond/UNSW The world's most extensive study of a major stormfront striking the coast has revealed a previously unrecognised...

A new study indicates that a child's temperament may be influenced by maternal postpartum depression, maternal sensitivity, and family functioning....

When it comes to aging successfully and remaining in good health, are centenarians the perfect role models? Or is extreme...

A study of older adults finds an individual's awareness of aging is not as static as previously thought, and that...