Veterinarians still say it is highly unlikely that the virus can be transmitted from humans to pets, and vice versa.

China’s fast economic growth and accompanying rise in food demand is driving an increase in water use for agriculture and industry, thus threatening the country’s water security.

A University of Queensland study has revealed that carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be a real option for Queensland.

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.

Certain forms of epilepsy are accompanied by inflammation of important brain regions.

A new model developed by Princeton and Carnegie Mellon researchers improves tracking of epidemics by accounting for mutations in diseases.

To eat or not to eat fish is a question that has long concerned pregnant women.

Contaminants that occur together naturally in groundwater under certain geological conditions may heighten health risks for millions of North Carolinians whose drinking water comes from private wells, and current safety regulations don’t address the problem, a new Duke University study finds.

Municipal solid waste is trash — such as plastic, food scraps and lawn clippings — that goes into garbage bins and doesn’t get recycled. 

When people take medications, these drugs and their metabolites can be excreted and make their way to wastewater treatment plants.