Like many crime labs in the United States, analysts at the center routinely perform forensic firearms identification, meaning they inspect crime scene evidence — in this instance, the microscopic ...

Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

Agencies will have to show a “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just an increased risk of disease.

The administration had cut crucial funding for mRNA-based therapies. The rest of the world might step in and benefit.

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Critics argue that NIH directors should have term limits. Others say leadership continuity matters. Who's right?

As the risk of measles mounts, health care workers face an unusual challenge: Many don't know what it looks like.

The MAHA movement’s embrace of unorthodox therapies has deep roots in U.S. history, says law professor Lewis Grossman.