You would think that all of us, if given a choice, would want to live longer. However, in a recent informal survey involving 30,000...

Plants build a biological fortress around one of their most important jewels: sugars. They fortify a wall with a substance called lignin, whose name...

While Heather Lynch has seen close-up some of the incredible tales of survival, loyalty and determination that documentaries like “March of the Penguins” highlight,...

Burns present an especially challenging problem for doctors and medical researchers. While lacerations and abrasions harm skin directly affected by the injury, a burn...

Paul O’Connor at Brookhaven National Laboratory is part of a team building a combination telescope and camera whose “wow” factor is off the charts....

When studies have unexpected results, I feel the need to investigate further. In life we run into paradoxes all the time. A paradox is defined...

Dry eye disease (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is not always dry. Paradoxically, one of its symptoms may be excessive tearing. Other symptoms may include burning, stinging,...

The answer is A, not B. The appointment was at 11 am on Tuesday, not 1 pm. The Magna Carta was signed in 1215,...

Medicine has made great strides in the treatment of multiple sclerosis over the last few decades. M.S. is an autoimmune disease, where there is underlying...

Partha Mitra sees a landscape dotted with isolated settlements. The researchers in each region focus on their area, but few have taken a step...