The world's largest wildlife crossing will soon allow cougars and other animals to traverse the heavily trafficked 101 ...

Some experts say the tests, which can spot multiple kinds of cancer, aren’t yet sensitive enough to be widely used.

Emma Chapman's "The Echoing Universe" is a vivid survey of the hidden parts of the cosmos and those who seek them out.

Last month, I was fortunate to participate in an event hosted by Open to Debate, a one-hour weekly program broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the country, and the SNF Agora Institute ...

In 1975, in a medical school classroom in what was then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Predrag Sikiric had an idea that he has pursued for more than 50 years. His obsessive quest would ...

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1 percent decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 ...

Alissa Deming pierced the whale’s heart on her first try. Bright arterial blood shot up the needle as she started pumping potassium chloride, a medication used to euthanize animals, into the ...

Randy Hatton ran the hotline. His students fielded dozens of drug-related questions from pharmacists, physicians, and even the occasional vet. When the phones rang, Hatton and his team never knew what ...

Tropodo is a pretty village of narrow streets and brightly colored houses, set amid lush green fields in the eastern part of Java, Indonesia’s most populous island. Tall chimneys puffing streams of ...

Implemented a decade ago, the Sex as a Biological Variable policy, or SABV, addressed an important shortcoming: Evidence had shown that diseases and drugs can in some instances affect women and men ...

When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. But ...