Better drawings won't solve the global water crisis, but they could improve awareness of how local water use and climate change have global consequences

Icelandic, descaled cod fish skins can help heal burn and other medical procedures in humans and animals

New research may spur the development of stretchable energy electronic systems, implantable biomedical devices, and smart packaging systems

An evolutionary function in wild tomato plants could be used by modern plant breeders to create pest-resistant tomatoes

Scientists have identified a master control mechanism on mast cells that can prevent the immune system from overreacting in times of stress

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table, and the principles that drove Dmitri Mendeleev to construct his table are still influential

As our planet warms, what life will survive and thrive?

A new DNA tool can accurately predict people's height, and more importantly, could potentially assess their risk for serious illnesses

What if roadkill piled beside the road and never decomposed? What if massive fish kills washed up on beaches and remained for eternity?

An aquarium fish that senses the Earth's magnetic field as it swims could help unlock how the human brain works

As the 150th anniversary of the formulation of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements looms, a Michigan State University professor probes the table's limits

Researchers have found that when triclosan is combined with an antibiotic called tobramycin, it kills cells that protect cystic fibrosis bacteria by up to 99.9 percent

In a recent rat study, rodents exposed to dim light lost about 30 percent of capacity in the hippocampus and performed poorly on a spatial task they had trained on previously

Certain types of stress interact with immune cells and regulate how these cells respond to allergens, ultimately causing physical symptoms and disease

Researchers at Michigan State University's entomology department have unlocked a key to maintain an insecticide's effectiveness in eliminating pests without killing beneficial bugs