Pennsylvania naturalists are keeping an eye on a disease that has been killing beech trees in the eastern U.S. for more than a decade, but has begun spreading more rapidly in the past three years ...

A study finds small-scale tree cover in Costa Rica boosts biodiversity while limiting dangerous mosquito species.

While more than 170,000 jobs were added to the job market in April, Black women accounted for the highest job loss.

The Black List will open submissions for the 2025 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in mid-May.

The Trump administration temporarily rehired as many as 40 employees who screen coal miners for the deadly and incurable disease.

Four new tree snake species were discovered by a researcher on islands in Papua New Guinea.

Black lung disease is a potentially fatal condition common among coal workers that is caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust.

Five Black Celebrities Living With Lupus and How They Manage the Disease Toni Braxton, Muni Long and Nick Cannon are just a few celebritiesliving with the autoimmune disease.

Why it matters Our findings suggest deeper issues are contributing to the increase in the disease, particularly in Black women. Barriers to health care are critical.

Cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects Black Americans. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. There is a larger percentage of Black adults (47%) who ...

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, the first Black psychiatrist in the United States, contributed to early research on Alzheimer’s disease.