The Cancer Moonshot initiative has been successful in drawing private-sector partners for improving data-sharing among researchers, but the project has yet to mature.

A Streptococcus bacterium invades the placenta with the aid of a neutrophil-puncturing pigment.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies a 1-square-mile area near Miami where Zika virus appears to be spreading.

Neuroscientists identify how the left and right hemispheres of the mammalian brain connect during development.

A molecular adaptation lowers the rodent’s sensitivity to heat, scientists show.

Dale Schenk, who worked to develop a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease, has passed away at age 59.

Umbrella flowers lure in flies by mimicking the alarm signals produced by the flies’ preferred prey.

Scientists argue that current medical advances cannot crack Homo sapiens’s natural age limit.

Brazilian researchers recently uncovered fossils of an ancient mammal-like reptile from the Late Triassic. This artist's rendering shows the critter's protruding upper teeth.

Chemists Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J. Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard Feringa are honored for their design and synthesis of molecular machines.

A literature review finds little evidence that commercial brain-training games can improve everyday cognitive performance, citing methodological shortcomings.

Health officials announce that measles is no longer endemic to any region in the Americas, thanks to widespread vaccination.