Articles by Rachel Nuwer

Growing ranks of researchers on the spectrum are overcoming barriers—from neurotypical bias to sensory sensitivities—to shape autism science.

Editor’s choice in immunology

Federal agencies offer interesting opportunities for researchers looking to do more than bench work.

Dwindling stocks in more than a dozen cancer drugs are delaying clinical trials.

The Nobel Assembly announced today that three researchers in the field of immunology will share the 2011 Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The Nobel Assembly reveals three winners of this year's prize in Physiology of Medicine.

Wangari Maathai, a human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, started a movement to plant more than 30 million trees and generate nearly 1 million jobs.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

A 35,000-year old woolly mammoth blood protein may aid in contemporary medical procedures.

Nerve signals control T cell responses, helping to explain inflammation and stroke.

Tiny, adorable and…green? Glowing kittens may answer questions about neurobiology and disease.

Newly excavated Australopithecus sediba fossils exhibit a mixture of primitive and more modern features.

The Turkish Academy of Sciences fears it will lose its autonomy under new government management.