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A reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 won’t punish oil and gas companies whose activities kill birds unintentionally, The New York Times reports.

What is a publication to do when readers misuse its content?

A new analysis of more than 2,500 human genomes indicates that modern Eurasians who acquired Neanderthal DNA during past interbreeding migrated back to Africa and spread those sequences.

Two papers reveal that many commonly used research antibodies don’t bind as believed, highlighting the need to validate these reagents before use.

The Department of Justice also released the names of two Chinese researchers who allegedly acted against US interests.

With more than 6,000 cases of the 2019-nCoV virus confirmed, researchers are hoping that studying the pathogen in the lab will help stop the outbreak.

Researchers determined that the incidence of new genetic mutations is comparable in people of different ancestries, but lower in Amish people.

Despite having valid visas to attend universities, more than a dozen would-be graduate students have been detained at the airport and sent back to Iran in recent months.

The fast-track Global Talent visa will have no cap on the number of researchers able to come to the UK.

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

Stem cells from nine snake species respond to tissue culturing techniques previously used only on mouse and human stem cells.

In government agencies, 20 percent of high-level science appointments are vacant, The Washington Post reports.