Despite some difficult negotiations, academic institutions in the Netherlands have been securing subscriptions that combine publishing and reading into one fee.

The Scientist looks at one such Houston-based purveyor that has been treating patients abroad for years with mesenchymal stem cells.

Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.

As Cape Town nears drying up, researchers there have come up with simple ways to dramatically cut back on water use.  

There are countless ways for scientists to say, “I love you.” Naming a slime-mold beetle after your wife (and another after your ex-wife) is, apparently, one of them.  

The Scientist speaks with a clinical toxicologist to discuss how the supplement acts in the brain and what the agency's declaration means for research.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is designed to be toxic to plants, but scientists observe some untoward effects on animals in the lab. 

In the midst of a brutal influenza season, researchers are working toward a single vaccine that could ward off multiple strains of the virus.

After years of obscurity, strains of mice with mutations in particular genes are thrust to the fore of autism research.

Influenza cases normally top out in February. This year brought an early start and an early peak, but how long flu season will remain is uncertain.