Fast-food wrappers and takeout containers at major food chains contain dangerous chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new investigation by Consumer Reports.
Nearly 50 years after it was collected, a lunar sample from the Apollo 17 mission has finally been opened at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. It's one of the last unopened samples from the final Apollo mission to land humans on the moon.
Tuberculosis cases in the United States rose 9.4% in the past year after falling almost 20% in 2020, though the latest rates are still significantly lower than before the pandemic, according to a new study.
The US Food and Drug Administration gave the official green light Thursday to several tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products from Logic Technology Development LLC. The FDA said it is also "close" to additional decisions about products that make up a larger share of the market.
A new study on the severity of the BA.2 strain of the coronavirus in children in Hong Kong found that it was more serious for children compared with other variants or compared with parainfluenza or influenza. However, in absolute numbers, the research counted a small number of deaths and other serious outcomes, and the findings may be less applicable to the US, where there has been more Covid-19 transmission and thus more population-level immunity.
Social media isn't always a place where everyone feels celebrated, but there are places to go to make it better. Psychologists highlight their concerns about scrolling and point out what kind of accounts you can follow to maximize your well-being.
A barrage of abortion restrictions rippling across the country, from Florida to Texas to Idaho, is shrinking the already limited training options for U.S. medical students and residents who want to learn how to perform abortion procedures.
Soon after the US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to Evusheld, a new drug to prevent Covid-19, pharmacist Tom Henry alerted his blog readers. He was thrilled because finally, there was a drug that could protect people like him who are immune-compromised and had a weak response, or no response at all, to their vaccinations.
For years, researchers have sought to understand why Vikings abandoned one of their settlements in Greenland after centuries of success. While some experts have suggested that dropping temperatures may have been the cause, new research suggests the cold wasn't a factor.
There is a new kind of mystery object in space, and after capturing their best image yet, astronomers are one step closer to understanding these celestial oddballs.
You sit down at your desk and are about to start your workday when a coworker saunters up to you. After 20 minutes of chatting, your colleague finally leaves you alone, but you find you are too drained to complete any tasks efficiently.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the company running a plant at the center of a baby formula recall didn't take steps to prevent products from becoming contaminated during manufacturing, according to a preliminary report filed this month.
Pfizer has recalled a blood pressure medication under three names over concerns they are tainted with a possible carcinogen. The recall is voluntary, and the company is asking those who use them to consult their doctor.
Before NASA returns humans to the moon this decade, they have to be able to land on the lunar surface -- and that's going to look a lot different than it did in the Apollo days.
Two astronauts will go on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station Wednesday to conduct maintenance and upgrades for the orbiting laboratory.
The star ingredient responsible for an airy, bubbly pizza crust is yeast. As cells that eat sugar and convert into carbon dioxide, yeast is what makes dough rise -- yet Italian scientists have discovered a way to make pizza dough without it.
CNN's Chloe Melas is the mom of two young boys, ages 2 and 4. The kids haven't slept through the night except for a few months when they were infants, causing extreme sleep deprivation for her and her husband. Melas set out on a quest with a sleep guru to get her family more sleep.
