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A study finds women continue to be underrepresented among science, engineering, and math professors, despite making up more than half the student population in these fields.

Modern-day populations in India descend from a mixture of peoples living thousands of years ago in South and Central Asia, including the Bronze-Age Indus Valley Civilization, two studies reveal.

In light of recent reports of electronic-cigarette–related illness and death, UNC Chapel Hill professor Robert Tarran discusses the dangerous effects of e-liquids on the lungs.

Eastern gray squirrels appear to ease up on vigilance behavior when the birds sound calm.

Antibiotics disrupt the immune response to the influenza vaccine in people who haven’t recently had exposure to the virus or immunization.

The agency joins a group of funders, cOAlition S, that supports making publications immediately available to the public for free.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has focused attention on funding of higher education institutions by patrons with disgraceful behavior.

The birds also decrease their heart rate and chill their blood to maintain flight in hypoxic conditions.

The patient’s vision has improved since the procedure, and her cornea remains clear.

Firefighters who didn’t develop obstructive airway disease after the World Trade Center attacks had higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other factors that hint at possible protective effects of diet.

The storm has already pummeled the Bahamas. Now the US coast prepares.

In the southeastern US, the coming storm disrupts research for many scientists.