The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.

The animals showed changes in both slow wave and rapid eye movement sleep.

An analysis of more than 400 human genomes from residents of 13 African countries presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics greatly expands our species’ cataloged genetic diversity.

Very little science from meetings reaches a meaningfully large audience.

Many organizations work to confront sexual harassment at conferences.

The European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE) faces criticism after public allegations emerge that its president engaged in sexual harassment and bullying.

Individual researchers and science societies are finding solutions so colleagues around the globe can attend conferences, from remote presentations to relocating conferences.

Researchers want to avoid a situation from last week in which a professor, banned from his university for substantiated sexual misconduct claims, showed up at the Society for American Archaeology conference.

Event organizers are taking criticism for choosing to exclude men from giving talks.