Discovery of new bacteria offers hope for treating neglected tropical disease noma, while concerns grow about toxins and climate change reducing global fertility rates

Scientists discovered a previously unknown species of bacteria in patients with noma, a neglected tropical disease causing severe facial disfigurement in children, which could be key to developing new treatments for the condition.

A new study reveals that simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change impacts generates an 'alarming' additive effect on fertility, with researchers finding reduced fertility across multiple global species from combined exposures.

The U.S. Mint is purchasing gold from drug cartels and foreign pawn shops, then selling it as 'American' gold as precious metal prices surge and industry safeguards have broken down.

Trump's administration is planning to establish an ICE facility for children and families on a site in Louisiana contaminated with high concentrations of PFAS 'forever chemicals' in groundwater at a former military facility.

Targeted hunts designed to control chronic wasting disease in deer, known as 'zombie deer disease,' are failing to halt the disease's progress in Illinois and other states as officials lose hope in culling strategies.

Bird flu H5N1 poses a pandemic risk potentially worse than COVID-19 if the virus makes the jump to humans, according to health experts monitoring the threat in 2026.

Research on ancient Neanderthal remains reveals evidence of coordinated elephant hunts using careful planning and teamwork, with a pachyderm skeleton previously dismissed as unimportant providing proof of sophisticated hunting strategies.

NASA researchers identified a fungus species resilient enough to survive extreme radiation, heat, and simulated Martian soil conditions, raising concerns about contaminating Mars during space exploration missions.

Americans' electricity was shut off 13 million times in a year, according to data showing surprisingly high rates of extreme financial distress among consumers struggling to pay utility bills.

A tropical plant has been discovered by scientists to effectively remove microplastics from drinking water, offering a low-cost solution to a widespread contamination problem affecting global water supplies.