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Australia actually tried to do it the American way—and failed.

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large distances

If it's perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren't drought-plagued states drinking more of it?

Learn interesting facts about the flu, a viral infection that targets the respiratory system.

Parasitic fungi have a grip on us, yet most are still a scientific mystery.

Mobile phones can act as a "trojan horse" for pathogenic microorganisms, according to the authors of one research paper about germs on cellphones.

A rare virus that killed actor Gene Hackman's wife in February has been linked to the deaths of three people in California.

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jennifer Fessler didn't follow her doctor's advice when she started taking a GLP-1 weight loss drug. It landed her in the hospital.

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

A charity in Australia has repeated a warning against picking and eating wild mushrooms. The Food Safety Information Council's annual message comes as

Patients with difficult-to-diagnose conditions like endometriosis are often sent home with diagnoses like anxiety or bipolar disorder

A woman in Henderson County, North Carolina, has been arrested for more than two dozen charges related to animal abuse.

As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy

More than 60 people have fallen sick after eating at a kebab shop in a Swiss municipality. The Office for Consumer Protection (AVS) closed the kebab shop

Estate especially seeks to shield sensitive images and videos from public

Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain species

Despite headlines, there were fewer food recalls in 2024 than in 2023, but more people died from food poisoning linked to outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that if hantavirus progresses to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, about 38% of people end up dying from the disease.

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday.

A Long Island beachside community in Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.