A closer examination of the APOL1 gene in Black patients with kidney disease can provide more accurate diagnoses than current ...

Woodpeckers aren’t trying to be musicians, but they are drummers. You may have heard the familiar drumming of a woodpecker before. They are omnivorous consumers of insects, tree sap and nectar, along ...

Paris Davis' was among the first Black men to lead green berets. His service in Vietnam would earn him the medal of honor, only it took nearly 60 years for him to receive the award.

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants. A new study shows a national plan ...

They’re everywhere and they’re called “blackout” license plates. Since 2023 the glossy black plates with bright white numbers and letters on passenger vehicles have become the most popular choice for ...

Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

The fact that, later this year, we’re getting Oscar winner Nicolas Cage playing a 1930s film noir version of Spider-Man is pretty incredible. That the show, Spider-Noir, will be available to watch in ...

I once lived in a Black mecca. But by the summer of 2022, my toddler son and I were often the only Black folks on the playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a fact that felt both alienating and surreal. We ...

Following the news of New World screwworm being detected in Mexico in November 2024, USDA increased efforts to prevent the insect’s entry into the United States. Monitoring and mitigation practices ...