As floodwaters subside in parts of the Midwest, residents along the Mississippi River are urged to defend themselves against another hazard: mosquitoes bearing West Nile virus.
DNA analysis of ancient Danish skeletons, including one with Arabian genes, suggests Scandinavians living 2,000 years ago were more diverse genetically than today, scientists say.
A substance called (E)-BCP that is a major component in cannabis essential oils could help combat inflammation without affecting the brain, a new study says.
U.K. scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes to be resistant to malaria, which kills millions annually. But some experts fear these supermosquitoes would upset the ecosystem.
More widespread death and destruction could occur if China rebuilds on the active tectonic faults that caused the May 12 quake in Sichuan Province, scientists say.
Brains of homosexuals and heterosexuals of the opposite sex resemble each other in physical makeup and neural connectivity, a new study says. The findings may be evidence that homosexuality is genetic.
The World Day Against Child Labour raised awareness of the plight of child laborers around the world -- most of whom are impoverished and have no chance for a formal education.
A young deer with a single horn in the center of its head is drawing hundreds of visitors to the nature reserve in Tuscany where it was born, officials report.
Undercover agents with a wildlife-trade investigation group report that they recently found illegal tiger bone wine for sale in two Chinese safari parks.
More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty is outfitted with a new one—which could extend her life considerably.
