A new drug-delivery system senses high oxidant levels and responds by administering just the right amount of antioxidant

When will technology be able to manufacture a battery lightweight yet powerful enough to fly a commercial airplane?

A new article documents the environmental legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam, including hotspots where dioxin continues to enter the food supply

Researchers have created a shortcut for a glitch that plagues most food crops

The battle to save the citrus industry is pitting crop producers and a team of agriculture researchers against a formidable brown bug

Researchers are engineering crops to photosynthesize more efficiently to sustainably increase worldwide food productivity

Sarin is a man-made nerve agent that can spread as a gas or liquid

Designing safe bridges and water systems for low-income communities is not always easy for engineers coming from highly industrialized places

A geologist, a microscopist, and a doctor walk into a lab and make a discovery that overturns centuries of thought about the nature and composition of kidney stones

The effects of global climate change taking place in the Arctic may influence weather much closer to home for millions of Americans, researchers report

Researchers at the University of Illinois and the Mayo Clinic pioneered their new approach in an investigation of individualized responses to anticancer drugs

A study reported in the journal Science offers an enhanced view of the origins and ultimate fate of the first dogs in the Americas

Flight schedules that allow for a little carefully designed wiggle room could prevent the frustration of cascading airport delays and cancellations

The new muscles are made from carbon fiber-reinforced siloxane rubber and have a coiled geometry

E-waste from refrigerators, televisions, computers, monitors, mobile phones, and video game consoles is an ever-increasing burden to landfills and the recycling industry