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It's just a bit of genetic material wrapped in protein and fat. But the virus behind COVID-19 can wreak havoc deep inside human lungs when it triggers the immune system to go into overdrive.

In interviews that appear in court documents filed Monday, detainees also reported not being allowed to shower for days and sleeping in overcrowded rooms.

For much of her life, Maria Toorpakai has been threatened by extremist groups like the Taliban. Now the subject of a PBS documentary, she tells how she found the courage to keep playing sports.

One look at this video and you'll know why Trevor Noah said they "won" the Kiki challenge.

The trial in Boston will dissect a contentious political issue in higher education: affirmative action.

A majority of Hispanics say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

"Open up the case, period," Bland's sister, Shante Needham, said after seeing a video that Bland made with her cellphone, recording the traffic stop that put her in jail and led to her death.

Since the fall of 2016, the number of colleges that have varsity eSports programs has jumped from six to more than 70. This fall, Northeast Ohio’s two...

We consulted experts on how human brains perceive sound. The poor quality of the audio file can be blamed for the different ways our brains perceive it. What we expect to hear also matters.

Four years after another test flight ended tragically, the company is celebrating a milestone: Its manned spacecraft reached an altitude of more than 51 miles.