Some hurricanes are moving more slowly, spending increased time over land, and leading to catastrophic local rainfall and flooding

Using advanced sequencing technology, researchers studied the bacteria found on three components of an airliner cabin

A pair of 3,800-year-old skeletons buried together in Russia test positive for a strain of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis

As the 150th anniversary of the formulation of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements looms, a Michigan State University professor probes the table's limits

The main source of the contamination is natural, but human factors such as groundwater-table decline and nitrate pollution may be exacerbating the problem

Fossils representing two new species of saber-toothed prehistoric predators have been described by researchers 

Immunization with beneficial bacteria makes the brain more stress resilient, a recent study shows

In men with prostate cancer, some tumor cells exit the prostate gland and circulate in the blood

The research identifies a new structure in human sperm that functions in the zygote and may provide new avenues for addressing male infertility

The results of a new experiment refute long-standing studies that indicated the influenza virus degrades and is inactivated sooner as humidity increases

Those busily engaged in tasks may not notice new smells, according to a new University of Sussex study

African elephants like to rumble, naked mole rats trade soft chirps while fireflies alternate flashes in courtship dialogues