This dramatic science fiction film follows a grieving father using his research to understand his infant son’s gruesome death—and explores the culture and ethics of science along the way.
This dramatic science fiction film follows a grieving father using his research to understand his infant son’s gruesome death—and explores the culture and ethics of science along the way.
Fossilized skeletal remains of the hominid Australopithecus sediba add to the puzzle of human evolution.
Genetic changes that may initiate childhood leukemia could originate while the baby is still in utero.
This month’s AACR attendees, including National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus, discuss new approaches to cancer research using whole genome sequencing.
Living fossils not so fossilized; Canadian gov’t threatens scientists’ freedom to speak and publish; gene therapy for sensory disorders; an unusual theory of cancer; clues for an HIV vaccine
The insect-inspired dance by choreographer Paul Taylor strikes the perfect balance between six-legged realism and artistic fancy.
New research shows that some early settlers of the Americas may have come from the Pacific islands archipelago.
Starting in 2014, the federally funded initiative will seek to develop new technologies capable of mapping the activity in the human brain.
New studies of tadpole shrimp and other organisms show that the term “living fossil” is inaccurate and misleading.
Intrepid Norwegian explorers discovered the Antarctic icefish, a marvel of evolution, while venturing to an island at the bottom of the Earth in 1927.