Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in ...

We need to continue to improve the skill of hyper-localized flood forecasts because this is the main way people are dying ...

The tropics are expected to remain quiet for the next week, with no tropical development anticipated in the immediate future.

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Coartem® (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby becomes first malaria treatment approved for newborn babies and young infants Rapid approvals in eight African countries now expected under a special global ...

Coartem Baby, which was cleared by health authorities in Switzerland, will fill an important gap in treatment. Novartis plans ...

Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...

The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.

Fourth of July celebrations and beach plans in Florida and along the Southeast face interruptions with the possibility of ...