The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them. By Lisa Friedman ...

Gingivitis is gum inflammation that usually starts when plaque builds up below your gum line, triggering infection. Without treatment, it can progress to periodontitis and tooth loss. Risk factors ...

Independent verification of data is a fundamental principle of scientific research across the disciplines. The self-correcting mechanisms of the scientific method depend on the ability of researchers ...

A garbage patch is a large area of human-produced debris usually trapped by a circulating ocean current called a gyre. Every ocean has at least one garbage patch. Garbage patches also accumulate in ...