Obesity can dull the sense of taste and now research in mice suggests the reason is a loss of taste buds...

If you're worried about catching a cold or flu on an airplane, try getting a window seat _ and don't leave it until the flight is over...

Idaho officials have euthanized a snapping turtle at the center of an investigation over whether a biology teacher gave it a sick puppy to eat in front of students...

A repeat drunken driver's death at an Idaho prison is shining a light on a complex system used by many U.S. prisons to determine who will share a cell with whom....

Washington state is pushing to protect endangered killer whales with longer-term efforts to boost their food supply and improve their habitat...

Researchers are testing fluorescent dyes that make cancer cells glow to make them easier for surgeons to find, giving patients a better shot at survival...

A $1.5 billion settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed...

A Swiss agribusiness giant has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a lawsuit over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed...

Alaska moose biologists are using DNA-extracting darts to try to survey out the moose population in Anchorage...

Federal officials are considering putting a once-flourishing West Coast salmon on the list of threatened or endangered species...