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A few amphibian species in Panama are recovering from near-extinction, after apparently evolving resistance to the deadly chytrid fungus

Scientists at Stanford University are currently preparing the first human test of a cancer "vaccine," a treatment that eliminated up to 97 percent of tumors during trials with mice. Appropriately 35 people with lymphoma...

Koalas are often given antibiotics to treat a lethal strain of chlamydia, but the medicines often kill the koalas by wiping out friendly bacteria in their guts

Wild leopards wander into the Indian city of Mumbai to prey on feral dogs – and in doing so they stop the dogs biting people and passing on the rabies virus

Scientists have linked the spread of the disease breast cancer in mice to a compound that's in asparagus and several other foods, The Guardian reported...

A dog that was buried with its owners 14,000 years ago was chronically ill throughout its life, yet its owners repeatedly nursed it back to health – suggesting a deep bond of friendship

The deaths of five Ugandan chimpanzees have been traced to a human cold virus, and DNA tests suggest all African chimps are vulnerable

Ever since we domesticated the cocoa tree over 3000 years ago, we have been breeding them to make tastier chocolate – but in the process we have made them vulnerable

While China’s capital Beijing is once again suffering a severe smog, a new study suggests that nationally pollution has fallen 21 per cent over two years

Environmental pollution isn’t just inconvenient, it’s also deadly. Every year, more people are killed by pollutants — from toxic air to contaminated water — than by all war and violence. Pollution is also responsible...

Most people eat chicken eggs for their high protein content and healthy fats - but in the future eggs could ward off diseases, such as cancer and hepatitis...

Tiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal Nature, scientists at Durham University in England, in collaboration with researchers at Rice and North Carolina...

Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole

From Eurekalert Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 University of Liverpool The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according to new research by the...

Lyme disease is a growing issue in the United States. Since the 1990's, the number of cases has more than doubled. Scientists at a laboratory associated with the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School are working...