Author: Erin Garcia de Jesus

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers are developing new ways to protect such areas.

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyards. But bats, fungi, dogs and even trees may help control them.

Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may be lengthening fungal allergy season, which starts 3 weeks earlier than it did two decades ago.

Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials for structures to harbor life in space.