Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.

As dams built in the mid-20th century age and risk failure during major rainstorms, rural areas consider hard choices.

Tarazona-Santos, who himself has Indigenous ancestry, is worried about the dearth of data. Certain genes, his team has found, ...

In the U.K., a pharma-run watchdog has been issuing fines and levying suspensions. Could this help build public trust?

For decades, researchers suspected whales keep in touch from far away. A new math-focused analysis bolsters the theory.

The state's aggressive approach includes declaring an animal health emergency and paying farmers who help researchers.

A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the ...

Daniel J. Levitin's “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.