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Warm nasal cells mount stronger defenses against cold-causing coronaviruses and rhinoviruses than those exposed to cooler temperatures, an in vitro experiment finds.

Small charges carried by individual insects can add up, a study finds, with larger swarms generating substantial electrical fields.

While the weather isn’t currently the dominant factor driving SARS-CoV-2 transmission, experts say that in the future COVID-19 may become a disease of winter.

More-accurate predictions of the severity of an upcoming grass pollen season based on rainfall and temperature could help allergy sufferers manage their symptoms.

The storm has already pummeled the Bahamas. Now the US coast prepares.

In the southeastern US, the coming storm disrupts research for many scientists.

Scientists at the University of Puerto Rico suffered major setbacks due to damages and delays in repairs, and government austerity measures are adding insult to injury.

The sources of pollution are not known yet because of incomplete data collection.

The nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier has been met positively by members of the scientific community.

Biologists in Florida rounded up more than 1,000 sea turtles when they were threatened by a cold snap in January.

Conservationists and the insurance industry team up to model the economic benefits of marshes during hurricanes.

Marine Science Institute on the Gulf experiences damage; “rideout teams” keep watch over animals and facilities. 

On embracing technology and collaboration to tackle brain disorders like multiple sclerosis

Higher temperatures are associated with an uptick in inflammatory bowel disease-related hospital admissions.

New work shows that bacteria reach miles into the atmosphere, bolstering the notion that microbes can affect precipitation and cloud formation.

Floods, downed trees, and power outages greet the East Coast this morning.