Baboons are able to distinguish printed English words from nonsense sequences of letters—the first step in the reading process.

In rhesus macaques, an individual's drop in the social hierarchy leads to overactive immune genes and, possibly, poor health.

Social insect soldiers not only protect the colony from insect invasions; some also secrete strong antifungal compounds to kill microscopic enemies.

The US Supreme Court has asked the Obama administration to weigh in on a petition concerning Monsanto’s Roundup Ready seeds.

Fly circadian behavior is dramatically different in natural environments than in the lab.

A deadly mushroom toxin shrinks pancreatic tumors in mice.

Vaccination via tiny microneedles elicits a powerful immune response in the skin.

Pathogens lurk in illegal wildlife products confiscated at US airports.

Two proteins interact to save adhesion molecules from degradation, potentially contributing to a more aggressive cancer.

Once a promising cancer treatment, the failure of PARP inhibitors in the clinic may be due to flawed preclinical studies.

The human brain is an organized, 3D grid composed of elegant, ribbon-like fibers.

Graduate students ask for more federal research support.