A small study finds that individualized prehab can dampen harmful immune responses and may reduce complications after an operation.

An HPV vaccine delivered into the nose can treat cervical tumors in mice. The vaccine targets a cancer protein produced by the virus.

Engraved into the side of a nearly 4,000-year-old ivory comb is a simple wish: Get these lice out of my hair. This faint inscription, written in the early language of the ancient Canaanites, ...

Canada has had more than a year of continuous measles transmission. The United States has until January to limit cases before losing status.

Foot bones and other fossils have been attributed to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a recently discovered species that may shake up the human family tree.

As action from the U.N.’s huge COP30 international meeting falls short, smaller groups are banding together to find ways to fight climate change.

Like exercise, gratitude takes many forms. Finding the right practice, research shows, is up to the individual.

Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

A machine learning analysis of wild lion audio reveals they have two roar types, not one. This insight might help detect where lions are declining.

The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could allow more time to decide on which flu strains to cover.

A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded the sounds of electrical discharges generated by dusty gusts.

Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.