Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. Researchers have created what they say may count as the first synthetic cell, and have started a public benefit corporation ...

A 13-year-old boy was not seriously hurt after he got off a moving Disneyland ride and tumbled down its 50-foot waterfall, according to park officials and cellphone video. Subscribe to read this story ...

A 22-year-old man died after being swept over an iconic, nearly 600-foot waterfall in Yosemite National Park despite one witness’s attempt to save him. The June 20 incident occurred at Nevada Fall, a ...

The National Park Service is investigating an incident involving a 23-year-old man at Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, officials confirmed to SFGATE on Monday. The brief statement came after ...

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

Josue Baires Alfaro, 22, identified as victim in Nevada Fall incident that nearly claimed life of woman who tried to help A 22-year-old visitor to Yosemite national park in California died after he ...

Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’ A young south-eastern Louisiana man recently became the first person in his region to be ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...

Mast cell activation syndrome is a condition that causes mast cells to release an inappropriate amount of chemicals into your body. This causes allergy symptoms and a wide range of other symptoms.