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A new study precisely dates the event to 2.229 billion years ago and suggests that it may have been responsible for ending an ice age.

Genomic information from four children who lived thousands of years ago in what is now Cameroon could shed light on the spread of the Bantu languages and on the history of present-day African populations.

Researchers could anticipate which way an eight-day-old zebrafish will flick its tail based on brain activity 10 seconds earlier.

Chlorofluorocarbons and other substances were banned in 1989 under the Montreal Protocol.

The number of cases spikes as the World Health Organization plans an emergency meeting on containing the epidemic.

The immunotherapy induces a form of cell death in leukemia cells in mice that triggers cytokine release syndrome, a dangerous inflammatory reaction that occurs in some patients.

Biologists have published a DIY recipe for human induced pluripotent stem cell maintenance, which they estimate costs 3 percent of commercial media prices.

Carbon cycle modeling and paleotemperature records argue that an asteroid impact—not volcanic fumes—was the main driver of the dinosaur die-off.

In mice, a group of nasal epithelial cells called brush cells release pro-inflammatory signals in response to allergens.

Many plants reflect ultrasonic waves, thereby attracting the pollinators, but one cactus takes a different approach.

A new report from the National Science Board identifies changes in the US’s global R&D investment and output, as well as in the country’s science and engineering workforce in recent years.

The Oxford researcher’s work on lipid and peptide antigens revealed key mechanisms in inflammation, immunotherapy, and vaccination, which are being pursued in clinical trial treatments.