A randomized controlled trial on the use of convalescent plasma therapy to treat coronavirus infections—the first in the world to be completed—yields disappointing results, but some doctors are not discouraged.

A nearly all-female team of researchers developed a PCR diagnostic tool in a record-setting six weeks.

Critics of the practice say the guidance is irresponsible and could give users a false sense of security.

A type of jumping spider called Afraflacilla had never been documented in India—until now.

The country’s government has imposed a communication blackout on Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost region in India, effectively cutting off scientists and students from the rest of the world.

Modern-day populations in India descend from a mixture of peoples living thousands of years ago in South and Central Asia, including the Bronze-Age Indus Valley Civilization, two studies reveal.

Malnourished kids who eat the fruit containing a naturally occurring toxin suffer from low blood sugar and symptoms of encephalopathy.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.

The Johns Hopkins University researcher’s work helped solidify the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, leading to the approval of the HPV vaccine in 2006.