A protein complex has been shown to repair DNA damage caused by radiation or old age.

A small clinical trial suggests that suramin can reverse some autism symptoms with one dose, based on the theory of cell danger response.

Cancer patients given psilocybin experienced reduced depression and existential distress, even at the end of life.

The official mascot for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games is a moon bear. It may not sound like a big deal, but the species really needs this.

Using a single-pixel camera, a patterned light source and some computer processing, researchers have demonstrated a cheap way to do X-rays with "ghost images."

As the U.S. struggles with an opioid epidemic, efforts like National Prescription Take Back Day are more valuable than ever.

More than 400 people have had problems filling EpiPen prescriptions. Maker Mylan has had "intermittent supply constraints," which may reduce availability.

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.

6.5 percent of Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odors, but we're not sure what causes this sensation.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

Researchers discover that an overwhelming number of older adults with low vitamin D levels suffer from depression.

The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.

The Ozark chinquapin tree was believed to have been wiped out by blight, but it has slowly resurfaced.

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.

Local bloggers are filling an important niche in the coverage of the coal ash spill in Harriman, Tennessee.

Large coalition of environmental groups uses humor to fight misconceptions around 'clean' coal.

How big of a problem is the nation's collective coal ash waste? How bad is it in Tennessee? What's going on in D.C.?

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

Ex-gang members install solar and global warming happening faster than we though

On Monday thousands of Americans will march the streets of Washington, DC to protest against coal and the damage it causes our environment and society.

Drinking water near last year's billion-gallon coal ash spill in Tennessee is choked with arsenic and lead, and TVA is shipping cleaned-up coal ash to poor comm

One blogger's perspective on the recent 'success' of Wisconsin's carbon capture pilot program.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

Margaret Palmer, professor of biology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowin

Breakthrough 'crystal' captures CO2 and could one day turn it into a fuel or turn water into hydrogen.

4 new projects show the viability of storing captured wind energy underground. So why are we still investing in far more expensive carbon capture?

The Pennsylvania Republican is a solid pick for social conservatives, but what are his views when it comes to environmental policy?

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

Even in Paris, a city with a lot of love for its dogs, public green space has traditionally been off-limits.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

The Ivy League campus is now home to 50 LEED certified green building projects.

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.

Environmentally-friendly practices aren't just for new buildings anymore. Their existing – and, in some cases, elderly – counterparts are catching on, too.