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The agency also shares preliminary results of an Ebola vaccine trial showing that it is 97.5 percent effective at protecting from infection.

A reporter, slated to speak about sexual harassment, is banned from the Society for American Archaeology conference after he confronts an accused sexual harasser in attendance.

The University of Cambridge and the University of Bristol conducted investigations of the research.

Flupyradifurone, sold as Sivanto, is reported to have greater lethal and sublethal effects on honey bees when combined with a common fungicide.

A study hints that it might be possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease associated with frequent head injuries, while patients are still living.

Scott Kelly’s physiology, gene activity, and mental performance changed after time aboard the International Space Station, but mostly returned to normal once back on Earth.

The drug promotes and sustains brain cell connectivity in mice, reversing the effects of chronic stress.

Research organizations should start sharing with the public information, stories, photos, and videos on how animals are cared for and used in science.

Rhesus monkeys engineered to express a human gene reportedly show delayed brain development and better short-term memory. Fellow scientists are raising ethical red flags.

Some researchers say the abrupt end of the program will hobble the fight against a common parasite.

Thirteen hominin bones found in a cave are so unique that archaeologists have determined they stem from a distinct hominin species, although others question whether the researchers have enough evidence.

Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.