Open-access journals are reaching the same quality levels as their subscription counterparts.
Open-access journals are reaching the same quality levels as their subscription counterparts.
Financial hardships of young scientists in training are forcing many talented researchers to find new careers.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
Evolving the ability to run may also have made our ancestors smarter, suggesting that exercise can be healthy for the brain as well as the body.
Two whole genome duplications boosted the complexity of the ancestor of all vertebrates, but also introduced potential for disease.
Genomic analyses reveal that the polar bear evolved between 4 and 5 million years ago, far earlier than previous studies had estimated.
Much of what researchers believe about the public and effective communication is wrong.
A relatively new pair of sex chromosomes in the fruit fly allows researchers to track their evolution from the beginning.
Are the “carcinogenic” chemicals that are produced when foods are cooked really cause for concern?
Researchers breed fruit flies that, after 40 generations of conditioning, have acquired the ability to react to numbers.