A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more efficiently from person to person. That is why scientists and physicians ...

For the latest example of nature at its most adorable, look no further than the little blue octopus—small enough to fit in the palm of your hand—just described in the journal Zootaxa, along with ...

Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show both Mendelian and non-Mendelian heredity. Scientists have long known ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometric pattern known as a Voronoi diagram, something typically associated ...

Man found guilty of firing at five Taco Bell workers, injuring two, in Palm Beach County The man who shot at five Taco Bell employees, hurting two of them, while they were serving customers was found ...

About 200 firefighters responded to devastating blaze at University of South Florida’s lab on Saturday Officials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at ...

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More than 60 units and 200 firefighters were called to the scene. Lauren Peace is the health reporter. She can be reached at lpeace@tampabay.com. Bethany Barnes is the deputy investigations editor.

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Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating tremendous costs for clinical studies, it also raises significant ethical ...

Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company. By Eric Niiler The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- An Irvine teen whose at-home science lab led to a weeklong FBI hazardous materials investigation is speaking out. Amalvin Fritz, 17, has had a passion for science from a young ...