Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep.

Analyzing massive amounts of data officially became a national priority recently when the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the Big Data Research and Development Initiative.

For years, doctors have been able to treat defects in joint cartilage by grafting cartilage donated from cadavers into patients’ bad joints.

Researchers have discovered a promising alternative to common antibiotics used to fight the bacteria that causes strep throat.

When it comes to love songs, female tree frogs are pretty picky. According to a new study from the University of Missouri, certain female tree frogs may be remarkably attuned to the songs of mates who share the same number of chromosomes as they do.