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The recent movement against trans fats and petroleum put palm oil plantations in higher demand.

Due to the pandemic, an estimated 50 million children missed polio vaccines this year.

A conservation-minded healthcare model could provide a blueprint to stop diseases from making the deadly leap between wildlife and people.

A nest of the Asian giant hornets was found in Washington for the first time.

While the city's residents don't have to worry about radiation poisoning, other toxins may be lurking in the air.

Anxiety disorders affect tens of millions of people around the world. Natural disasters might make those numbers worse.

Here are the latest updates.

Scientists and amateurs are taking to the Gaza roofs for lessons in astronomy.

Mongolians’ DNA says they can’t digest milk, yet their diet relies on dairy. A researcher investigates why.

As anti-Asian sentiment surges amid the growing COVID-19 crisis, experts point to history and warn of consequences.