Global sustainability is important now more than ever due to increasing urban populations and the resulting stress it can have on natural resources

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent and eradicate infectious diseases

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

An urban atmosphere is corrosive to outdoor bronze statues, with sulfur oxides and acid rain causing the formation of the copper sulfates, brochantite, and antlerite

White powders found at known or potential crime scenes present investigators and first responders with a dilemma

In lab experiments, soldiers wearing exoskeletons designed to improve physical performance reacted more slowly to visual cues

Curiously, some snippets of Neanderthal DNA pop up more often in modern human populations than others

Gender diversity in science comes down to more than just who is on the team

Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximize the chance of being spread

Researchers are now recruiting patients with sarcomatoid kidney cancer in clinical trials with checkpoint inhibitors

Gasoline vapors contain a number of toxic chemicals, notably benzene, a carcinogen

Reusable water-treatment particles created at Rice University effectively eliminate BPA