STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to ...

A Swedish street art duo known as "Anonymouse" has revealed their identities after nine years of creating miniature ...

Discover how a huge helicopter drop of rodenticide is the best plan for saving an island's albatross population from invasive ...

A study of twins reveals two gut bacteria linked to multiple sclerosis, offering new targets for future treatments.

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

P lenty of research shows that respiratory distress and heart attacks spike in the event of smoke exposure; acute impacts of ...

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...

Adding small currents of electricity may be the key to healing stubborn wounds. N.C. State’s electric bandage shows early ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

Supercede Therapeutics Inc. has released preclinical efficacy data on its small-molecule inhibitor of the Activin receptor type II (ACTRII) to treat obesity.

Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, ...