Health & Science

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.

The position of the pledge is ultimately to encourage global governments to take legal action to ban any possibility of future destruction.

Guest: Randi Hutter Epstein We blame a lot on our hormones – weight gain, sex drive, sleep loss, mood swings, i ...

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

A study published Tuesday in JAMA suggests that such frequent use of digital media by adolescents might increase their odds of developing symptoms of ADHD.

Serenity has a total of 20 beds for homeless men and women.

More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered the first of Jupiter's moons, astronomers have found a dozen more.

The state website where people can order birth and death records was recently offline for nearly a full week because someone made unauthorized changes to the site.

With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans.

Follow a replay of the NASA lunar exploration events from 49 years ago online. ...

The dense network of cables that make up the internet is likely to be inundated with saltwater as sea levels rise, a new analysis suggests.

New research shows many parents are using their phones while driving with young children in the car, and that behavior is also correlated with other risky driving habits.

In poor countries, a mother's decision about breastfeeding can be critical for her baby's survival. That's because formula carries special risks for low-income families.