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Welcome to Words for Nerds, our popular and addictive daily science word game. Think of it as science Wordle—a guessing jumble for every nerd, especially the busy life scientist looking to get a ...

Christophe Leterrier uses advanced microscopy to uncover neurons’ intricate nanostructure and dynamics while creating ...

The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations contest is back. This year we took nominations for cutting-edge products launched between January 2023 and July 2024. The results showcased emerging trends in basic, ...

Regular surveillance and rapid sequencing in coastal wildlife help researchers identify viral mutations and assess their ...

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Researchers found antibodies that block key sites on the measles virus, preventing infection and potentially enabling new ...

University of Buffalo postdoctoral researcher Kasturika Shankar discusses how HPV hijacks cellular protein-making machinery ...

Collaboration results in platform to help researchers overcome challenges in MSC research ...

Retraction data points to better identification of scientific misconduct and the negative impact of the publish-or-perish ...