The Maricopa County confirmed its first positive mosquito sample for West Nile Virus was found last month in the East Valley.

Karma is a domestic short-haired buff and white large male kitty.

Found on freeway, Firebird fit for a new home

Christopher Brock and his nine students in the "honors biotechnology 2" career and technical education class at Williams Field High School in Gilbert this school year have achieved a feat normally associated with professional researchers and scientists.

The photographs don’t do this handsome, short-haired, black-and-white adult male justice.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.

Thousands of insured children who may have received vaccines from county health departments — including one in Mesa — are now being encouraged to go to their family doctors for their shots.

Fewer than 30 West Nile virus cases have been reported in Arizona as of last week, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Need those back to school shots?

There’s nothing like a tall, cold draught beer on a sizzling August day. But what if you could go on a date, learn a little beer-related science and history, and enjoy your cold brews all at the same time? Exactly — Score!

A CDC report out this week shows whooping cough rates at their highest in 50 years. With that, the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for mass vaccination of adults.

Those pesky mosquitoes and buzzing bees can be relentless and even a source of fear for some people. With mosquito season in full swing, you can learn how to protect yourself during a free workshop July 27 at Mesa’s Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road.

Arizona Department of Health Services officials say Arizona monsoons can bring much-needed rainfall to the state amid raging wildfires.

Weather conditions, circumstances and time permitting, an area of Gilbert is scheduled to be mosquito fogged midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday.

Weather conditions, circumstances and time permitting, an area of Gilbert is scheduled for mosquito spraying midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday.

Weather conditions, circumstances and time permitting, an area of Gilbert is scheduled to be fogged for mosquitoes from midnight Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.

Weather conditions, circumstances and time permitting, areas of Mesa is scheduled for mosquito spraying midnight to 5 a.m. Friday.

Forty years after Richard Nixon and America declared war on cancer, the numbers stood out in Anna Barker’s presentation last Friday at the East Valley Health Care Summit in Gilbert.

Arizona continues to see elevated levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Fewer Arizonans are experiencing the flu this year - much fewer - based on statistics from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The state has confirmed 90 cases of respiratory syncytial virus this season, according to the latest report for the week ending Dec. 17.

Hoping to spark student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers, Science Foundation Arizona's graduate research fellows from ASU worked closely with more than 100 students from the Kyrene Elementary School District's Centennial, Akimel A-al and Kyrene del Pueblo middle schools during the last nine weeks.

Keep those grimy, germ-infested hands off that iPhone. Who knows where those fingers have been?

The Hamilton Invitational Science and Engineering Fair has produced a number of state science fair winners over its 12-year history.