Researchers suspect lack of exposure to vaginal microbes is to blame.

Here’s how science is answering the WHO’s call to find ways to fight infections after all antimicrobial drugs fail

Neandertal DNA found to affect skin tone, tanning ease, and hair color.

Nanoparticles weaken bacteria’s defenses, giving standard antibiotics a chance against drug-resistant infections.

What do counties where the Republican Party did better in 2016 than in 2012 have in common? Poor health, according to a recent study.

Energy harvested from evaporating water could generate nearly 70 percent of the power the US currently produces.

2017 is shaping up to be a record breaking year

Women in Great Britain are looking for alternatives outside the healthcare system.

Research labs should take a page from the tech companies

Experts explain which outcomes would most benefit Russia, the US, China, and the EU.

New observations from NASA’s Juno mission suggest that Jupiter’s aurora is generated differently than Earth’s.

The same mechanism that damages developing brains allows Zika virus to target cancer stem cells.

And that’s just direct costs. The estimated overall economic impact of vaccines is $820 billion.

1° Celsius doesn’t sound like a lot, but warming the seabed just slightly has a huge impact on the species living there.

A Martian meteorology study reveals rapidly falling snow above the planet’s surface.

People working in low paying, unstable jobs show more signs of chronic stress than their counterparts who remain unemployed.

Even many professional educators and people with neuroscience training hold popular misconceptions.

As North Korea ramps up its testing of nuclear weapons, international relations experts comment on escalating tensions and the war of words between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.

But only during certain sleep phases.

Researchers use CRISPR and skin grafts to boost insulin levels and reduce weight in mice.