Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ...

When the flu strikes, it can feel relentless: rising fever, hacking cough, stuffy nose and sore throat. For many people, relief can come in the form of Tamiflu, a prescription antiviral medication ...

Zabar’s is keeping the crumbling MetroCard alive. Thousands of sugar-cookie-loving straphangers are swarming the iconic Upper West Side grocery store to get their hands on an edible version of the ...

A rare tick-borne allergy linked to red meat has now been confirmed as deadly for the first time. A healthy New Jersey man collapsed and died hours after eating beef, with later testing revealing a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ticks are spreading farther across the United States, and tick-borne illnesses are rising. The Alliance for Camp ...

This week, the cause of a 47-year-old airline pilot’s death, which was once a mystery, was revealed. The autopsy results were published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and they ...

I remember the first time I heard about alpha-gal syndrome. It was more than 12 years ago, and I was out to dinner with friends, when one of them said, “Too bad I can’t order any of the steaks.” He ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Imagine suddenly becoming allergic to a hamburger—or a steak or bacon or even certain cosmetics and medications. It’s ...

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...