The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses ...

Researcher say that kidneys change in space, and the organs' cells filtering waste out of the body begin to fail. Excessive ...

The architectural designs and building materials typically used in Florida are not appropriate for the overwhelming amount of moisture, says UM researcher Naresh Kumar.

Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening ...

A study shows that breast cancer rates are rising dramatically among Asian Americans. Researchers are not sure why, but this group is catching up with rates among white women.

Rwanda is dealing with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's related to Ebola and has a mortality rate as high ...

The scene was relayed by a live webcam of bears on Alaska's Brooks River. “This is very difficult to watch and comprehend,” ...

Symptoms of dengue fever include a high fever, severe headache, eye pain and muscle and joint pain. It is rarely fatal.

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ...

Florida Blue and NCH were able to come to a multiyear hospital-insurer agreement that will keep the Naples-based health ...

Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is ...

As states around it were passing bathroom bills and trans health care bans, Minnesota, under Gov. Tim Walz, went in the other ...