A system of five models helps peer reviewers to write more constructive comments, but it is not yet known whether this ...

Women and children moving through Europe became victims of mass violence.

The animals’ ability to whistle while vocalizing earns them membership into a small club of creatures that can make biphonic sounds, which includes several birds species, human beat boxers, Mongolian ...

Regenerative medicines are headed for people with Parkinson’s disease or severe heart failure — but researchers are concerned about minimal clinical-trial data.

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory ...

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social ...

If confirmed, Jim O'Neill would be the first non-scientist or non-engineer to lead the agency, which is a big funder of US ...

Microsoft unveils a laser-modified glass that could store huge amounts of data for millennia — plus, a trial of mRNA vaccines ...

An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.

Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere — but especially in poorer ...