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The cofounder of bioRxiv, Richard Sever, discusses why there’s a need for the preprint server medRxiv that launched today.

In long-distance, physically taxing events, the amount of energy athletes can expend appears to peak at about 2.5 times their metabolic resting rate—a maximum likely dictated by how many calories they can digest.

Researchers hope that “lympho-organoids” could eventually treat lymphedema in humans, but the technique is currently a proof-of-concept.

An internal report finds Hikmet Budak touched students inappropriately and discriminated against them based on their country of origin, sex, marriage status, and other factors.

About 70 gray whales have been found dead this year on the west coast of the US.

A study finds professors from underrepresented groups more actively engage in diversity and inclusion activities.

Those with two copies of the Δ32 allele in the CCR5 gene are 21 percent more likely to die by age 76, although it’s not clear why.

The Microbiota Vault takes a holistic approach to preserving Earth’s microscopic diversity.

Science doesn’t require faith, but fostering trust in its practitioners can help the public move past unfounded doubts.

Scientists identify the coordinated sequence of pili movements that Pseudomonas aeruginosa use to move.

Developing computational tools to analyze the reams of microbial sequencing data his lab generates, the UC San Diego microbiologist is a pioneer of microbiome research.

Chemical cues help Drosophila mask their eggs from predators.