About 13 percent of American households experienced food-insecurity in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Researchers evaluated water use data at the state and county level for the 48 contiguous states

Though most scientists say they're safe, GMOs still face fierce opposition from critics. But what about the federal agencies that can approve or shoot down modified crops headed for consumers?

The findings, published online May 18 in the journal Cell, could lead to the first broadly effective ebolavirus therapies and vaccines

Neutron crystallography maps LPMOs that break down fibrous cellulose

The treatment is an exciting new approach in which a virus, similar to the common cold, but altered in the lab so that it is unable to cause disease, is used as a carrier for a gene and is injected into the eye

Researchers have taken the first step in converting methane directly to electricity using bacteria, in a way that could be done near drilling sites

Determining how the ions of the liquid move and rearrange in response to an applied voltage on electrodes is key to optimizing the performance of ionic liquids for energy storage devices

The No. 1 most important thing consumers can do is to use a meat thermometer, experts say

Children who played a seven-minute game devised by University of Exeter psychologists made healthier choices when asked to pick foods afterwards

Studying the effects of great cormorant droppings on water reservoirs is a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it

Examples of such technologies include using drugs or surgical techniques to treat criminals who have exhibited moral defects