Today, microplastics—bits of plastic under 5 millimeters in size—in cosmetics, cleaning products, and clothes still pollute U.S. waters and build up in oceans

Studies have now shed light on what could be the earliest record of a person killed in a tsunami: someone who lived 6,000 years ago in what's now Papua New Guinea

More health alerts issued for lead in candy than for Salmonella, E. coli or Botulism

Surgeon's skullcaps and bouffant caps evaluated in environmental tests during mock operations, with cloth skullcaps showing minimal airborne contamination

Researchers have discovered a key difference between the way immune cells attack bacteria and the way antibiotics do

The use of animal products is a significant clinical challenge due to potential zoonotic infections, which can be spread from animals to humans

Discovery could lead to new antibacterial agents and drugs to combat toxins

New Berkeley Lab study finds that in reducing air temperatures, cool roofs can also reduce outdoor water use

UC San Francisco / UNC Chapel Hill team determines first high-resolution structure of dopamine receptor

Pierce's disease is a well-known and economically important issue in the wine, raisin, and table grape industries in California