Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.

As dams built in the mid-20th century age and risk failure during major rainstorms, rural areas consider hard choices.

A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the ...

Daniel J. Levitin's “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.

Tarazona-Santos, who himself has Indigenous ancestry, is worried about the dearth of data. Certain genes, his team has found, ...

For decades, researchers suspected whales keep in touch from far away. A new math-focused analysis bolsters the theory.

In the U.K., a pharma-run watchdog has been issuing fines and levying suspensions. Could this help build public trust?

The state's aggressive approach includes declaring an animal health emergency and paying farmers who help researchers.