Milder, cold-causing members of this pathogenic viral family long remained under the radar, although they aren’t entirely harmless.

Microbiologist Maurice Hilleman foresaw the global spread of a novel influenza strain in 1957. His vaccine saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Kim Peek, the inspiration for the title character in Rain Man, brought public attention to savant syndrome.

The crania of individuals who lived in the Yucatán Peninsula during the late Pleistocene show a high degree of anatomical diversity among them, and their skull shapes differ from that of other North American populations of the time.

Advances in imaging technology over the last century have allowed increasingly sophisticated glimpses into the ancient processes of mummification.

A museum sample of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crop plant yields genomic information that helps researchers track the plant’s domestication and migration.

Hand weeding of fields spurred an interloper to evolve a rice-like appearance, researchers conclude.

An analysis of the En Tibi herbarium’s plants and handwriting has given clues to the identity of its maker.

Florence Sabin was known for her pioneering research and efforts to support women in science.