Health & Science

Chimpanzees used in biomedical research often have no place to go when they retire. But a sanctuary in central Washington state is now home to seven animals, and counting.

At the University of Calgary scientists say this tiny, tropical fish may be a quicker, cheaper way to find new drugs to treat epilepsy.

Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.

Veterinarians say bored mice and rats that live in barren cages are bad test subjects.

Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett says, “we have medicine and amazing treatments because of all the animal research we’ve done.”

New research suggests slow-moving tropical storms such as Harvey are becoming more common because of global climate change.

The illness is seen as a key piece of the puzzle in population decline.

In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.

"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."

Some scientists are welcoming this as a potentially exciting new option for some women.

To save the bats of Pennsylvania, Greg Turner wants to build a better bat cave.

Under the new program, when a patient is admitted, a tailored care plan will pop up next to his name in the system — describing previous treatment and any preferences.

Daylight lasts 14 hours and 52 minutes now, and the rate at which we’re gaining daylight is slowing dramatically. The rate at which we ...

It's not the first time that baking soda has been investigated as a potential aid to cancer therapy, but it’s the first study to reveal how and why it’s able to help.

The proportion of interested people who said they or a family member had ever ordered a direct-to-consumer test was 32 percent.