Using a novel lab technique, researchers identified a mutation that allows the virus to insert more genetic material into host cells.

Two new commentaries on a contested 2018 study about gender disparities in STEM fields clash over whether sex differences or social inequalities are to blame for the lack of women scientists and engineers.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Research funding agencies in Europe will require grantees’ papers to be free to read when they are available online.

The artist discusses music as a means to get kids excited about science, and the inspiration he took from astrophysics and polar bears.

Two thirds of religious Americans say there is no conflict between their own beliefs and science, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center.

Conflict between science and religion continues, with effects on health, politics, and the environment.

In Chapter 1, “The Problem,” author Jerry Coyne sets the historical stage for his suggestion that science and religion are not compatible and never will be.