For the Physiology or Medicine award, Peter Ratcliffe, William Kaelin, and Gregg Semenza are credited with figuring out molecular and genetic responses to oxygen levels.

As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

One of the foremost molecular biologists of the 20th century, the Nobel laureate established C. elegans as a model organism, mapping its genes and development.

Biomedical awards from the past 50 years reveal a gender imbalance, but it appears to be improving.

From the effects of political upheaval on research to claims of gene-edited babies, the year has been a tumultuous one for the scientific community.

Watch as Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan, who wrote the December Reading Frames essay, discusses Brexit and the importance of sharing scientific insights with the public.

In Chapter 13, “The Final Assault,” author Venki Ramakrishnan relays the moment when he and collaborators finally solved the structure of a ribosomal subunit.

Meet some of the people featured in the December 2018 issue of The Scientist.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.