The next global pandemic could originate in the Amazon rainforest, according to one environmental expert.

An average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day—a statistic that weighs on the mind of Rich Murphy.

A 10-million-year-old fossilized ape has given scientists new insights into human evolution.

Heat waves are increasing in intensity and frequency in most parts of the world since the 1950s, a new study has found.

Even the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells to battle the virus, a new study reveals.

A group of black workers filed a class action charge against Facebook, alleging that the company discriminates against African-American workers in hiring, promotions, evaluations and pay.

Humans generated a staggering amount of electronic waste in 2019 -- 53.6 million metric tons, which is a 21 percent increase from 2014.

MIT permanently took down its 80 Million Tiny Images dataset—a popular image database used to train machine learning systems to identify people and objects in an environment—because it used a range of racist, misogynistic, and other offensive terms to label photos.

Bioengineers at UCLA have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time with a smartphone app.

New York City may test the vast amount of sewage its residents produce for coronavirus in an effort to better understand the pandemic.