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African giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to sniff out landmines and detect TB in sputum samples. Now, they are set to become search-and-rescue specialists too. (Image …

Some people get obsessed with romance and fantasy novels. What’s the science behind this kind of guilty pleasure? proxyminder/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption proxyminder/Getty Images/E+ In the past few …

Exercise, nutritious diet and good sleep all support your metabolic health, which Dr. Casey Means argues is key to preventing chronic disease. pixdeluxe/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption pixdeluxe/Getty Images/E+ …

Books sit on a shelf at a clinic that provides abortion care on April 30, in Jacksonville, Fla. A six-week abortion ban that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed went into …

The U.S. is seeing a surge in avian flu. It’s in chickens and cows and even sickened a few humans. Here’s how other countries have dealt with the virus. (Image …

It’s pretty amazing: bones from thousands of years ago yielded traces of malaria parasites. Disease historians are surprised by what they’ve learned. (Image credit: Louise Gubb)

Akira Endo, the Japanese scientist whose research led to statin drugs, has died. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. take statins to reduce their cholesterol. MARY LOUISE KELLY, …

Demonstrators hold an abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26 as the justices of the court heard oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic …

This illustration shows how the thin film of sensors could be applied to the brain before surgery. Courtesy of the Integrated Electronics and Biointerfaces Laboratory hide caption toggle caption Courtesy …

MDMA or ecstasy is under consideration for FDA approval for treating PTSD but it’s future is uncertain. MirageC/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption MirageC/Getty Images/Moment RF The psychedelic drug …