University of Texas at San Antonio researchers develop tools to predict the dispersal of chemical plumes, pollutants

The detector could help first responders and scientists in the field identify deadly and difficult-to-detect nerve agents, such as VX and sarin

Biologists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a method for rapidly screening hundreds of thousands of potential drugs for fighting infection

The MasSpec Pen is an innovative handheld instrument that gives surgeons precise diagnostic information about what tissue to cut or preserve

Recent discovery could be instrumental in addressing one of today's biggest public health challenges: the opioid abuse epidemic

Scientists found that a common antibiotic cleared out beneficial gut bacteria in the bees, making way for a harmful pathogen, which also occurs in humans, to get a foothold

Scientists examined part of Mars' Utopia Planitia region, in the mid-northern latitudes, with the orbiter's ground-penetrating Shallow Radar instrument

For the first half of 2016, telescopes around the world monitored Proxima Centauri in a coordinated effort called the Pale Red Dot campaign

Such smart windows are aimed at saving on cooling and heating bills for homes and businesses

“If this holds true for our own microbiomes, it suggests that microbes are always becoming more specialized for competing in their local environment in subtle ways,” says researcher

The bacteria that the researchers studied guide the early development of our intestines, train our immune systems to fight pathogens and may even affect our moods and behavior

The university researchers, whose work began more than a decade ago, engineered a high-affinity, "sticky" antibody fragment that binds to the anthrax toxin

Data-intensive supercomputer brings new uses to high performance computing for science

Report identifies how genetic information and data collection from noninvasive, portable devices may soon be incorporated into research and weight loss treatment

An increase in advertising is not the reason there are more drunken driving arrests or issues of alcohol abuse