Rudolph's iconic red nose, a beloved Christmas tale, has sparked curiosity about its origin. While magic and spotlights are popular ideas, scientific explanations suggest it's due to natural phenomena ...

Although the New World screwworm has been eradicated from the United States for many years, the recent movement of the pest through Central America and Mexico is a concern for Americans.

The new world of information supplied by drones hovering above is allowing researchers to more easily measure whale size, body condition and health; to identify individual animals from features on ...

Dupilumab reduced mucus plugging and volume in patients with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma within 4 weeks of starting treatment, improving both global and distal lung function. These improvements ...

It's unfortunate but true: It's totally normal for adults to get colds multiple times a year. And each of those colds will tend to follow a similar three-stage pattern, says Dr. Shiv Sudhakar, ...

When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown. We all produce mucus, even when healthy. Mucus is a ...

Lynn Nazareth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

While we may think of mucus as merely the slimy substance that clogs our nose and gets blown into a tissue, it's so much more. It lines several body organs, acting as a first line of defense against ...

Most of us would rather not dwell for too long on the subject of mucus. We know it is there, quietly lubricating our insides and presumably doing vital work. It is only when we have a cold that we ...

Growths on plants formed by parasitic weevils help their offspring hunker down on a Brazilian savanna and outlast the flames. By Gennaro Tomma Living things have long needed to find ways to survive ...

Original Snot guitarist Sonny Mayo has quit the band ahead of their upcoming tour, and his replacement has been announced on social media. Lead guitarist Mikey Doling shared the news of Mayo's ...