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A device that releases synthetic hormones slowly over time could one day provide a more practical alternative to daily birth control pills, say scientists.

The animals have a smaller body mass, shorter legs, and longer wings than they did four decades ago.

The unicellular species Stentor roeseli performs a form of sequential decision-making to avoid irritating stimuli.

The tamed foxes, whose appearances changed with breeding, weren’t wild to begin with, say the authors of a new study.

The students’ union and the university could not reach an agreement on salary, health benefits, and harassment protections.

The silicon chips receive and send electrical signals, recreating activity from neurons in the rat brain that play a role in breathing and thinking.

A total of more than $1 billion will go to institutions including the Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, and branches of the University of California.

An investigation reveals that the government is developing technology to try to reconstruct a person’s appearance based on a genetic sample, raising concerns for the rights of Muslim minority groups in the country.

Members approve a bylaw change that could prohibit someone guilty of misconduct from attending a conference, following uproar over the presence of a known harasser at a meeting earlier this year.

From 1969 to 1988, 25,000 infants were born early each year as a result of hot weather, and with global warming pushing temperatures higher, more babies will be at risk for early birth.

The public health emergency has spurred a mass vaccination campaign.

The scholarly publisher has announced several new licensing agreements in both Europe and the US—but some major academic groups are still without contracts and access to journals.