Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.

Tarazona-Santos, who himself has Indigenous ancestry, is worried about the dearth of data. Certain genes, his team has found, ...

As dams built in the mid-20th century age and risk failure during major rainstorms, rural areas consider hard choices.

In the U.K., a pharma-run watchdog has been issuing fines and levying suspensions. Could this help build public trust?

For decades, researchers suspected whales keep in touch from far away. A new math-focused analysis bolsters the theory.

A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the ...

In June, the Detroit Free Press described Michigan as ground zero for the spread of avian influenza among dairy cattle. At the time, the state had tallied more outbreaks than any other, but this ...

In "Why Animals Talk," zoologist Arik Kershenbaum argues that knowing what animals are saying is less crucial than why.

Daniel J. Levitin's “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.