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A 10-year-old boy spends his summer vacation helping his chemist dad solve the structure of complicated materials.

Senior Research Fellow, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, Age: 34

Presenting the best life science images and videos of 2012

Researchers and conscientious citizens must unite against the partisan rancor in American politics and restore the role of scientific information in policymaking.

A global R&D treaty could boost innovation and improve the health of the world’s poor—and rich.

A look at what the President achieved during his first term in the areas of health, space science, energy, environment, and science education

Epigenetic changes accrued over an organism’s lifetime may leave a permanent heritable mark on the genome, through the help of long noncoding RNAs.

Young entrepreneurs are creating a digital, 3-D encyclopedia of insects that doubles as a free field guide.

Scientists unravel the confusing molecular biology behind a fruit fly’s reliance on a single type of cactus.

In a pilot program at the University of Utah, the library pays for readers to rent or buy research individual articles, avoiding expensive journal subscriptions.

A new study finds male genes in women’s brains, the first evidence of microchimerism in the human brain.

Will the recently launched Reproducibility Initiative succeed in cleaning up research and reducing retractions?