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Many US educational institutions, from preschools to universities, are opening this fall in the midst of a global pandemic that threatens much more than our health.

Africa’s sparse fossil record alone cannot reveal our species’ evolutionary history.

Understanding biology’s software—the rules that enable great plasticity in how cell collectives generate reliable anatomies—is key to advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

While questions still outnumber answers, new findings from archaeology, genetics, and other disciplines are revealing surprising insights into the early cultures of the most recently populated continent.

In some finch species, the difference between colorful males and muted females comes down to one gene, BCO2, which encodes an enzyme that degrades carotenoids.

Transcripts circulating in the blood provide real-time information about maternal, fetal, and placental health.

The analysis adds new details to the picture of migration and mixing in a diverse country.

Electron microscopy revealed that a deadly disease of birds was not a form of flu, but a different type of virus entirely.

Microscopic analysis of charred, shapeless lumps from archaeological sites revealed ancient cereal grains that may have undergone malting to make beer.

The MIT physicist has demonstrated the importance of clusters of RNA polymerase and other transcription mediators in regulating RNA production.

When mice that had suffered a stroke were given blood from a healthy donor, they experienced less tissue and neurological damage.

Cases of dengue were greatly reduced in areas of a city where Wolbachia-infected mosquitos were released, according to preliminary data from a field study.