When President Clinton appointed a special committee to look into Gulf War Syndrome, he told members to "leave no stone unturned" in getting at the causes of U.S. veterans' illnesses. One investigator took the president's words seriously -- and paid the price.

New theories about what's wiping out huge populations of the tiny winged mammal point to pesticides and climate change.

Afghan girl, now 12, offers story of horror and hope.

Announcing the winner of our Country Haiku contest.

I didn't intend to go without sex for a decade and a half. But celibacy isn't something you necessarily plan.

It’s hard to leave the science at the lab bench

Organic cotton onesies equipped with respiration sensors could reduce frequency of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Is it too late now for anti-vaxxers to say sorry to Bieber for drafting him into their misinformed narrative?

The film critic made headlines for calling Melissa McCarthy a "hippo." But he's been outrageous for years

The vice president's traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore

New research on Rett syndrome, caused by a mutated gene, suggests a treatment to reverse some disease symptoms

Will girls ever feel like they are enough as they are?

CBD does not get people high, but given the recent surge in its popularity, you'd think the molecule is magic

Does getting a boob job increase one's risk of suicide?

Reports of a so-called "sonic weapon" causing illness in diplomats has little physical basis, say doctors