Genetic analyses of koala pedigrees help to suss out virus-induced genome changes that affect cancer risk and reproductive ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

More than a billion cases of foodborne diseases, such as norovirus infections and salmonellosis, are recorded in Africa each ...

Some universities are implementing a mandatory retirement age for academics. Will it help young researchers to get permanent positions?

A supercooled microscopic ferromagnet proves the existence of gyroscopic magnetic behaviour that has been long sought by ...

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to ...

Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services, which awarded funding for the controversial study, say it will ...

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.

New director-general Mark Thomson discusses fundraising efforts and future priorities for Europe’s particle-physics ...

A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice. For decades, researchers have ...