Groundbreaking research shows that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm become more common—not just from random ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

A remarkable 151-million-year-old fly fossil found in China is changing our view of insect evolution. This ancient insect, ...

The $148,000 award supports collaborative research and community outreach on Pennsylvania’s Devonian fossil record.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently published a religion and science addition to its Topics and Questions series addressing four subjects: the general compatibility of science and ...

I'm a Lego expert and I love the Lego Ideas Evolution of STEM set. Could it be the best science-themed set ever, despite some ...