The spread of tawny crazy ants may be driven, in part, by their need for calcium.

Anti-nutrients naturally occur in food and can block the amount of other nutrients available for your body to use. But their effects aren't all bad, which is why they're undergoing an image makeover.

Harvard researchers become the first to cool a polyatomic molecule using light.

New research links higher death rates among diabetic women with coronary calcium scores greater than 100.

Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.

When recommending vitamin D supplements, doctors should treat each patient's requirements as unique rather than rely on "one-size-fits-all" guidelines.