A 91-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with weight loss, dyspnea, and eosinophilia. An anteroposterior chest radiograph obtained 2 months earlier showed bibasilar patchy opacities. A ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even ...

Our bed sheets and pillows accumulate millions of bacteria, fungi and dust mites, which feed on sweat, dead skin cells and food waste. This environment is perfect for the growth of these ...

Imagine your pillow or mattress came with health warnings. It sounds extreme but scientists say our bedding absorbs our sweat and the flakes of skin we shed every night.

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany, and Friedrich Schiller University, 07737 Jena, Germany Article ...

As her organic children’s food company’s begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the actress-turned-entrepreneur remains hungry for even more success: “We are shaping the future of food.” The ...

But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end ...

Vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes are rich sources of vitamin A. Eggs, organ meats, and fortified foods offer vitamin A and other nutrients. There are two forms of vitamin A in the diet: ...

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world and challenges the way we are dealing with climate ...

A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using like or as. A simile is a useful way to describe something without using a long list of adjectives. It can create a vivid image in ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed ...