In "Planning Miracles," Jon Cohen chronicles the efforts of scientists and others to eradicate the threat of pandemics.

Just west of downtown Albuquerque, in the basement of a blocky beige University of New Mexico building, sits a machine that looks like a sci-fi piece of industrial equipment. Metal cylinders, painted ...

An analysis of federal data shows a pronounced decline, despite alarming conditions found at some manufacturers.

Jeffrey Kluger's "Gemini" argues that the program was more milestone than stepping stone in the 1960s space race.

It was thought that Aedes aegypti could not survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Colorado.

State health officials appear to have deviated from the usual response during an outbreak after it killed two infants.

Regulations make it hard to introduce organisms that quash invasive species. Some experts see missed opportunities.

The explosion of populations east of the Mississippi was made possible by logging and the slaughter of wolves.

A longstanding push for urgent action on environmental toxins is landing in an unprecedented time in American politics.

Ashburn is a largely middle-class, predominately African American, Hispanic, and Latino community on Chicago’s far Southwest Side. The community borders two neighboring suburbs and is known for its ...