A newly discovered fossil of a nearly 600-million-year-old comb jelly ancestor may call for scientists to rethink early animal evolution.
A newly discovered fossil of a nearly 600-million-year-old comb jelly ancestor may call for scientists to rethink early animal evolution.
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.
Newly excavated Australopithecus sediba fossils exhibit a mixture of primitive and more modern features.
A study finds that homes with dogs billed as hypoallergenic harbor just as many allergens as those housing other breeds.
Due to statistical errors, a Science paper claiming that mutation is responsible for genetic variation is retracted.
Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.
Philippa “Pippa” Marrack has made some unanticipated discoveries about how the immune system functions in health and disease.
Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows, Harvard University. Age: 28
When it comes to studying cephalopod brains and behavior, it helps to have a philosopher around.