Three life-science prizes were awarded for advances in gene therapies. Opthalmologists Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire, and ...

A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little ...

Study in mice suggests that B cells help regulate muscle performance. Immune cells that help to fight off foreign invaders in ...

Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy and ...

A team developing light-sensitive cancer drugs has won a US$2-million Quantum for Bio (Q4Bio) prize for demonstrating a ...

Researchers found sex differences in the activity of genes within cortical neurons (pictured) and other brain cells. Credit: ...

Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

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Efforts to boost tree cover and restore degraded land globally need stable funding and time to learn from failure.

Modelling suggests that the layer beneath the planet’s acidic clouds is comprised of particles from outer space.

The results suggest that women are primed for vulnerability to autoimmune diseases as they age, whereas men face increased ...