The cyclospora outbreak causing diarrhea for thousands has been linked to shredded lettuce. What's making it so hard to ...

In "Hidden Creatures," a young entomologist discovers the miraculous world of parasites when cocoons sprout from a ...

For two decades, a perplexing illness has been spreading: After a lone-star tick bite, people find themselves with a severe allergic reaction to red meat. The CDC estimates up to 450,000 people in the ...

Sure, botflies are gross, but they also know just how to hitch a ride on a camel sneeze. An entomologist celebrates the world ...

The sci-fi movie “Disclosure Day” predicts that our reaction to intelligent alien life will be chaotic. But what does the ...

In “The Wild Dark,” a young Craig Childs finds himself alone in a dark wilderness. As the Milky Way comes into focus, fear turns to wonder. The following is an excerpt from “The Wild Dark: Finding the ...

Two experts at the forefront of untangling the gut-brain connection explain its role in IBS, Parkinson’s, and depression.

Based on what we know from indigenous oral histories and observations by Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries, it’s likely that Cahokia was founded by leaders—or maybe one charismatic leader—who ...

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues. Vocalist Mark Garrett (center) with fellow members of the ...

And while the regional response is more robust than it was during the largest outbreak, in 2014-2016, the U.S. has now ...