New DNA evidence suggests that Egyptians captured wild birds for millions of ritualistic sacrifices, rather than farming the animals.

A new report reveals that drug-resistant germs infect and kill more people than previous estimates suggested.

The 17-year-old patient's lungs were so severely inflamed and scarred that they had to be replaced.

Multiple strains of the same bacterial species work together to cause deadly infection.

Scientists used a computer program to uncover more than 1 million molecules that could potentially store genetic information, just like DNA.

The "ice eggs" form due to a rare weather phenomenon.

Preliminary data from an innovative clinical trial suggests CRISPR could be safe for use in cancer therapy.

A fungal disease is infecting snakes across the nation, and now, it's reached California.

Extensive and rapid weight loss in teens with anorexia makes them severely ill, regardless of their overall weight.

A new study dives into the phenomenon of "crowd diagnosis," wherein strangers on the internet ask each other for health advice.

Two new studies detail how the measles virus causes "immune amnesia."

A relatively rare chemical reaction can turn people's pee purple.

A balloon full of weed sat unnoticed in a man's nose for 18 years before it was finally removed.

A rare syndrome leaves a teenage girl bedridden from excessive sleepiness.

Existing evidence doesn't validate the use of cannabinoids to treat mental health disorders.

Weight-loss surgery could treat severely obese children more effectively than lifestyle changes alone, pediatricians say.

Mounting research suggests that the average person doesn't actually reach a euphoric state after taking opioids.

A man with auto-brewery syndrome would become drunk after eating carbs.

The Kaga sank during the historic Battle of Midway, along with six other vessels.

Earthquakes that shook Southern California in July set a nearby fault in motion.

Japan imported Ebola and other lethal viruses to prepare diagnostic test kits for the 2020 Olympics.

While playing a game, monkeys switched strategies each round, while humans stuck to a set of inefficient rules.

A paleobiologist uncovered a never-before-seen microinvertebrate in Dominican amber.