Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team has discovered that tiny organisms in Brooklyn's highly contaminated Gowanus Canal have developed a comprehensive collection of pollution-fighting ...

For years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s ...

In a cross-sectional study, researchers assessed the link between marine microplastic levels in ocean water and the prevalence of cognitive, mobility, self-care, and independent living-associated ...

Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of Creutzfeld Jakob disease. Two have died and a ...

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying ...

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation ...

Dolphins are capable mimics, imitating human speech patterns and even sounds like boat engines. This ability reflects their ...