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An artist and a neuroscientist are plumbing the depths of human perception to create works of art that explore quirks in how we view the world

Danish rock musician Johan Olsen is just as excited about protein crystals as he is about his band's new album

An increasing amount of data is showing that the cellular battle between pathogens and hosts needs much more than a simple military metaphor to describe it—think undercover infiltration, front organizations, and forced suicide.

An invasive ant defies the rules of social evolution by conquering California with battles between enormous colonies that act like separate species.

Researchers complain as University of Puerto Rico strike exceeds 50 days

Senator Arlen Specter, long-time champion of biomedical research, is facing tough reelection battle

A Cuban pharmacologist and genetics expert was a speaker at a Puerto Rico biotech conference co-organized with the FDA

We don't talk enough about how scientists can excel outside the lab

Researchers are facing legal snags when applying for grants from non-profits

Recent cases remind us that research misconduct is a persistent threat, says a journal editor

Rosemary and Peter Grant on this week's Kyoto Prize Symposium, spending three decades together on the Galapagos, and possible names for the potential new species they discovered

The strategy may help males make up for being bad fighters for females