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In his 40-year epidemiology career, Ian Lipkin has done it all: from discovering 2,000 viruses to solving a nationwide SARS crisis.

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel discovered how the cerebral cortex processes visual information. Their research won them the Nobel Prize and revolutionized our understanding of the brain.

Historically, researchers focused on the role of sperm characteristics in fertilization success, but now female factors and cooperative processes are gaining recognition.

The pink bollworm pest destroyed cotton crops in the US for a century. A collaborative biotechnology program helped stamp it out.

Some microbes happily thrive in unforgiving environments. An extremophile hunt is underway to leverage their resilience tactics, from medicine to space exploration.

Researchers scour the Earth in search of resilient microbes but hope that the pathogenic kind remain hidden.

In an open letter, researchers and staff at the National Institutes of Health raise concerns over recent policy changes.

Can AI really replace scientists? Robin, an AI system, identified a potential drug for vision loss, but scientists are skeptical of full research automation.

An engineered antibody offers a promising approach in limiting ongoing cholera outbreaks.

An intense training load, such as running long distances, can temporarily suppress the immune system, which may render athletes susceptible to falling ill.

Innate lymphoid cells, which curiously behave like T cells even though they don’t recognize specific antigens, show promise as a potential cancer therapeutic.

Any microbe, new or known, could cause an infection outbreak at any time. Researchers gear up to preemptively fight this potential pathogen X.