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A new book explores the poisonous concoctions in Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries and the science behind how they kill.

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A controversial treatment offers a painless route to ridding veterans of their trauma responses. But does it really work?

With the help of methane-munching-microbes, these translucent sea spiders gobble up a potent greenhouse gas to stay alive.

In 1925, a teacher deliberately broke a law stating that evolution could not be taught in Tennessee classrooms. His trial ...

Karmella Haynes doesn’t need to fit in—in life or in work. So when a research space didn’t exist for her, she created it.

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.

A military base polluted water in Newburgh, New York, with PFAS for years. Now a CDC-led study is uncovering the health impacts.

Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?