Who will pay for global health? Scientists and policy leaders explored this question when they met this week at the World ...

Sex cells made from scratch could revolutionize human reproduction. But researchers are struggling to translate promising ...

A second blood test has been been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to assist in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease ...

Online stereotypes about younger women and older men could impact real-world hiring decisions.

Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in ...

CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of object in the Universe.

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus.

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for ...

People with certain forms of the MC4R gene have lower cholesterol levels than do other individuals with a high body-mass ...