A gene known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease puts out the welcome mat for the virus that causes cold sores, allowing the virus to be more active in the brain.

A rare North Atlantic right whale was lacerated multiple times and killed by a ship off the Georgia coast, causing scientists to again sound the alarm on these endangered creatures.

Conventional laser approaches to treating a common eye ailment can feel like getting poked in the eye with a sharp soldering iron. New technology aims to make treatment less painful and faster.

Researchers say their discovery of a 2,000-year-old toilet at one of the world's most important archaeological sites sheds new light on whether the ancient Essene community was home to the authors of many of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A new study suggests why Brad Pitt's chiseled jaw makes women weak in the knees, at least for a while.

As we begin another spin around our glorious star, it is timely to see what lessons may be learned from a tiny plant at our feet. This plant is a stonecrop, growing along the wonderful Umpqua River in southern Oregon.