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An overgrowth of bacteria in the gut predicted brain injury in preemies.

Five years after largest marine heatwave on record hit northern California coast, many warm-water species have stuck around.

A study of feeding behavior suggests the fish feed differently in front of their partners—a behavioral feature also found in primates.

Health authorities in both countries announced that people under certain age cutoffs are now ineligible for the Spikevax COVID-19 shot due to its association with heart inflammation.

The Scientist spoke with marine biologist and barnacle researcher John Zardus about why turtle barnacles—previously thought to be immobile—in fact slowly travel. He thinks the answer is food.

Collins has announced his intent to step down after leading the National Institutes of Health for more than 12 years.

Attorneys for the family seek compensation for the company’s sale of cells cloned from tissue removed without consent by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital 70 years ago.

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research on the ion channels involved in perceiving heat, cold, pain, and touch.

Female scientists in Mexico have filed at least four formal complaints alleging abuse by Jean-Philippe Vielle Calzada of the National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity.

Merck reports that its antiviral molnupiravir was effective against early stages of COVID-19 in high-risk patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial.

The endosymbiont Coxiella affects tick serotonin production and subsequent blood-feeding behavior, a study finds.

The Columbia University neuroscientist researches the biology behind some of our most human experiences, including building family relationships.