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Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.

Weather patterns channeling moisture into the state have led to an abundance of lightning strikes that have ignited hundreds of wildfires.

Scientists studied how the sea creatures, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolution's most bizarre appendages.

Chris Wright, who travels to Europe next week to promote American gas, called climate change "not incredibly important."

The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy -- including a recent scientific review -- have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.

People in the Eastern Hemisphere may see Earth's shadow pass over the lunar surface, covering our world's natural satellite in a flush of red.

He was pivotal in discovering how sound waves are converted into signals that the brain can perceive as a whisper, a symphony or a thunderclap.

Researchers hope the technique could offer a more environmentally friendly approach to cleaning up messy clothing.

The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology.