Not a day goes by without pediatric dermatologist Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD, seeing a case of molluscum contagiosum. Most often, the patient’s family has rightly been told by the pediatrician that ...

President Donald Trump has offered up a bizarre new excuse for his plummeting poll numbers—“silent” support. With a fresh suite of opinion polls showing his approval rating sinking as Americans ...

Sea mollusc shells are patterned not through conscious control, but by chemistry acting at the shell’s growing edge. A thin strip of tissue known as the mantle secretes both the shell material and its ...

I really like clams. And I absolutely adore mussels. I acquired a taste for these mollusk bivalves thanks to my dad’s influence. As a kid in New Hampshire, my trip to the Atlantic coast was never ...

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A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass. Credit...Photographs by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse — ...

Such celebrations of an extraordinary life were certainly well-earned. But as I read about Goodall’s work, it struck me she wasn’t just an incredible conservationist. She was also an incredible ...

Pelthos Therapeutics is looking to protective mothers to raise awareness about the treatment of an infection that causes sores. The company, which until recently was part of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, ...

Artificial intelligence startup OpenEvidence says its AI model has scored a perfect 100% on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), raising the bar on the proficiency of AI models to ...