Norm Macdonald became famous for saying what few comedians were willing to say, even when it meant taking on some of the most ...

First on LateNighter: Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff is turning his attention to one of comedy’s most beloved—and most elusive—figures: Norm Macdonald. Nesteroff tells us he’s at work on a full-life ...

Stained, and viewed under a microscope, Shigella is a captivating sight. The rod-shaped bacteria resemble fat, furry cartoon caterpillars. In reality, however, this gram-negative, contagious bacterium ...

Laurie Metcalf is still getting credit for one of the funniest moments in sitcom history — but she says another comedy legend also deserves a mention. The three-time Emmy winner, currently promoting ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for organisms ranging from single-celled bacteria to human beings. Some ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of deaths reported worldwide each year. Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, ...

Norm Macdonald was a Canadian comedy icon for several decades. Toward the end of his life, though, his presence grew more and more contentious—not to mention his history of making hurtful jokes at ...

A comedy auction to benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research, honoring the late Macdonald, includes items up for bid from Apatow, Adam Sandler and more Neilson Barnard/Getty; Michael ...

Jeff Ross says Norm Macdonald’s death from cancer shaped the way he approached things when he was also diagnosed with cancer. Ross, who’s known as the “Roastmaster General” for his scathing takedown ...