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The surviving animals may have evolved genes that provided an advantage in fighting the disease.  

Species with larger pancreatic cells tend to have shorter lives, according to a study.  

What we can know about biology before the last universal common ancestor is limited—and we should be circumspect in filling in the gaps.

Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges that allege the company’s promise to revolutionize blood testing swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and put patients in danger.

NASA, NSF, and NIH are expected to receive higher financial backing for the 2019 fiscal year, going above and beyond the President’s proposed budget.  

USGS scientists need approval from a political appointee before they can present research at two big geological conferences.

Todd Heatherton had groped students, according to allegations, and was facing termination.

While shifts in behavior could help wildlife and people coexist, they might also affect the animals’ survival.

Republicans and conservative media outlets are turning on the agency administrator as allegations of ethical misconduct and excessive spending pile up.

Acute bouts of diarrhea could have lasting effects on the microbiota and host immune system activation, a mouse study suggests.

The use of pronuclear transfer to treat infertility must first be backed by evidence it can work in cases where parents seek to avoid mitochondrial mutations.

Ancient bones from Ireland reveal that farming has changed nitrogen composition in land for the last 3,000 years.