Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested.
Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.
Using a SMART card containing your genetic information and medical history, you could one day soon be diagnosed and treated for all kinds of diseases at an ATM-style kiosk.
Harvard geneticists and anthropologists challenge the work of two economists who say there’s a link between genetic diversity and wealth.
A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
As cholera first tore through the Europe in the mid-19th century, people tried anything to prevent the deadly disease. Then science stepped in.
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.