For the past decade and a half, a crew of about 20 entomologists, water ecologists, and other specialists converges on the shorelines of Mongolia’s lakes, rivers, and streams, just when swarms of aquatic insects do the same.

Anna Atkins, pioneering female photographer, revolutionized scientific illustration using a newly invented photographic technique.

Scientists study a variety of large-scale biological phenomena from the vantage point of space.

The founders of the Institute that housed chronic fatigue researcher Judy Mikovits are being sued for embezzlement.

Japanese virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka, who led one of the recent studies on avian flu transmissibility, says that type of research is necessary.

A reanalysis of the study reporting genes linked to extremely long life, which was retracted from Science last summer, is published in PLoS ONE.

Genetic differences influence how well people perform on IQ tests as children and senior citizens.

Hundreds of new drugs for kids are in the horizon

This week will mark the one-year anniversary of the last polio case in the second-most populous country.

Universities may have to pay thousands of dollars more to cover the salaries of researchers funded by the federal agency.

American wildlife photographer sits in awe and disbelief as a troop of wild Ugandan mountain gorillas coddle and groom him.

Certain skin-residing immune cells may—under specific conditions—play a direct role in initiating skin cancer after exposure to environmental toxins.