Enormous islands of it float in our oceans and microscopic particles of it are in our bodies.

A study led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has revealed a link between gut microbiota and Parkinson's disease (PD). 

Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

Modern therapies have extended the lives of many cancer patients; however, survivors often live with chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease. 

Urgent changes are needed to solve the increasing problem of lost and wasted food, according to UNSW experts.

Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes.

The new estimates can help health researchers determine potential connections between lithium exposure and human health outcomes.

Emissions of nitrous oxide, the third most important human-made greenhouse gas, rose 40 percent from 1980 to 2020, according to a new report by the Global Carbon Project.

Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the same location, according to new research.

An early summer heat wave brought exceptional warmth to the Southwest in June 2024.