Nearly 100 people have tested positive for chickenpox in Kollam district of Kerala, prompting health officials to declare a high alert. Even though doctors say chickenpox cases are typically more ...

A new artificial intelligence tool could aid in limiting or even prevent pandemics by identifying animal species that may harbor and spread viruses capable of infecting humans. The machine learning ...

As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do more than pollute the ...