A new hi-tech membrane may soon improve the effectiveness of dialysis and might someday lead to implantable, artificial kidneys.

Volcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in the Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the region more than two centuries ago.

A new genetic method of detecting osteoarthritis could allow treatments to reverse the condition before symptoms set in.

Marathoners face heightened odds for skin cancer, including melanoma, new European research shows.

In his excellent 1936 short story The Scarab, science fiction writer Raymond Z. Gallun describes exactly what the Israelis seem to want - a remote-controlled robotic device no larger than an insect.

NOAA has urged ship captains to use new recommended routes to reduce the chances of ship strikes with endangered right whales. Credit: NOAA