These marine invertebrates are already at risk from the climate crisis and rising ocean temperatures

Coral cores show that we are entering an unprecedented warming weather pattern on top of climate change

How locals and conservationists are helping the honu resurgence

The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is…

The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is ...

Cowlitz Tribe helps reintroduce the largest Pacific salmon species to watershed inside Mount St. Helens monument

The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Chiara Villanueva, Emma Smith, Jamie Jiang, Julie Lee, Olivia Maule, and **Pragathi Ravi on receiving a 2026 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship.

Tariq Mahmood was alarmed when he found 19 sacks tucked away in a railway tunnel in the Chakwal district of northern Pakistan. Their contents were extremely disturbing: 45 rotting pangolin carcasses, ...

Researchers at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked round the clock to develop a test for the Andes virus at the center of the deadly cruise ship outbreak

The closures mark a funding reversal by the National Health Service and come even as Long COVID's prevalence remains steady

The closures mark a funding reversal by the National Health Service and come even as Long COVID's prevalence remains steady

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

A new capsule measuring the small intestine’s microbes may help better illuminate the mysteries of the gut microbiome

How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays

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Long COVID sufferers from across Canada are left struggling for words, breath and answers after some specialized clinics have shut down.

Long COVID clinics began opening in swaths across the country in 2020 to provide specialty care for patients living with this chronic condition, which occurs following a COVID infection. As of March 2...

A novel influenza variant called subclade K appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout the U.S. and other countries

Recognized as a global epidemic since the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the world’s deadliest viruses. While there is no vaccine or cure, HIV is preventable and can be managed with medi...

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In a new study from Nature, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that corals reefs, which have long been under stress due to climate change, may face more chall...

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Selenium is seeping into Montana waterways from Canadian coal mines, and putting local birds and other wildlife in danger.

A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas

The FDA wants to reevaluate the use of aluminum adjuvants despite a long record of safe use in vaccines

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences.

With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths