Ben Henry explores the science behind a deep-fried cancer scare and traditional treatments that may shrink tumors.

Ben Henry delves into the still-unanswered questions of where our musical preferences come from and what makes synesthetes tick.

Several initiatives aim to improve research integrity in the country, but recent high-profile cases of misconduct highlight a lingering problem.

A panel discussion on channeling science into policy served as a forum for debating the role of scientists under the current administration. 

Hundreds of people gathered in Boston’s Copley Square today to show support for science.

A conversation with plant biologists on the age-old dispute over the similarities and differences between plants and animals.

A maple branch and shattered equipment led to the cohesion-tension theory, the counterintuitive claim that water’s movement against gravity involves no action by trees.

Warmth acts on a light-sensing protein similarly to the way shade does, setting off a growth spurt in plant seedlings.

Mummy berry disease coats blueberry leaves with sweet, sticky stains that smell like flowers, luring in passing insects to spread fungal spores.

Meet some of the people featured in the February 2017 issue of The Scientist.

A group of pea plants has displayed a sensitivity to environmental cues that resembles associative learning in animals.

See how different environmental conditions affect the activity of a molecule sensitive to both light and temperature.