Changes to land use can directly heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, new University of ...

"We need much more nuance." Researchers issue warning amid unpredictable spread of dangerous disease: 'We see so much ...

Scientists are hard at work trying to assess the scale of our microplastic pollution problem and the likely health impacts. A new study now identifies several downstream health risks these tiny ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts — and the world is not prepared. Fungi are ...

The problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has many health experts worried. As disease-causing bacteria adapt to some of ...

A new study challenges the common theory that the devastating potato blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in Mexico. Researchers meticulously reconstructed its global migration history ...

Dolphins, whales and seals are highly social animals. Many live in groups, form long-term relationships, and repeatedly ...

Researchers have developed a new genomic technique that can track the spread of multiple superbugs in a hospital simultaneously, which could help prevent and manage common hospital infections quicker ...

AMES, Iowa – Diseases may spread faster in birds that visit bird feeders frequently, according to new research from an Iowa State University ecologist. A study of house finches in Virginia found that ...