Famed for his work on black holes and cosmology, he also survived decades with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Deaf student Liam Mcmulkin has created more than 100 signs for words used in science.

Male placentas produce more proinflammatory molecules than female placentas, while people carrying male fetuses produce fewer antibodies in response to infection, a study finds.

People who read normally tend to have one dominant eye while people with dyslexia do not, research shows.

From his student days in veterinary medicine in Ethiopia to running a lab on metastasis at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Debeb has a passion for understanding how living things work.

Alzheimer’s disease will receive $2.3 billion, the biggest chunk of change devoted to one of the NIH’s various interests.

A study suggests that the direct transfer of DNA methylation marks from one generation to the next is much less common than scientists previously thought.

Hearing others’ perspectives on infertility and pregnancy has me reconsidering my own reproductive journey.

Folding@Home, currently focused on deciphering the workings of SARS-CoV-2, is the first project to have exascale-level computational muscle.

Scientists show that an influx of noradrenaline can halt immune cells in mice.

Archaeologist and paleontologist Juan Carlos Cisneros tells The Scientist that researchers frequently fail to involve local groups—and sometimes violate laws—when studying Latin American fossils.

The energy-producing organelles also send out parcels with antimicrobial compounds to help destroy pathogen invaders in macrophages.

The measles virus can usher in other infections for months, or even years.

See how the leading vaccines train the immune system to fight the virus.

The small number of genetic differences between the original strain of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan and those currently circulating in the US population indicates that a vaccine may likely offer...

The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.

Autopsies recently carried out in California show that one person died of the disease on February 6, three weeks before the nation recorded its first fatality.

By stimulating specific neurons in mouse brains, researchers demonstrate that memories from infancy are not lost, but merely difficult to access.

Preliminary results from an Israel-based study suggest that one dose of the vaccine reduces infectiousness—a key factor in slowing virus spread.

Researchers identify the Lord Howe Island stick insect on the remains of a large volcano in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.

Following social media campaigns like #BlackBirdersWeek and #BlackHikerWeek, a group of Black plant scientists from around the world is creating a community around — and celebrating — Black people...

The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking renewed efforts to study the underlying causes of this complex, debilitating disease, which might be triggered by the novel coronavirus.

Predatory journals are especially dangerous during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zhangfeng Hu will be unable to submit manuscripts for three years after having violated the journal's policy about making study materials available to other scientists.

Two studies this month point to pooches' quick detection of SARS-CoV-2 on material that touched the skin of infected participants, although the pups' accuracy does not match that of RT-PCR.

Watch Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini tell the story of how she continued her transformative cell biology research as World War II raged.

A new presidential memorandum requires the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate a government-wide push to generate a research action plan for the condition.

It’s now clear that gene transcripts can be constructed in various ways, yet many questions remain about the process.

People who recover from COVID-19 but later test positive again for the coronavirus don’t carry infectious virus, a study finds.

PHYTOMap revealed the intricate genetic plant landscape, which helped researchers better understand how cells and gene expression influence each other in three-dimensional space.

Genetic analyses suggest that the virus came from a patient who survived the 2013–2016 West African outbreak.

The functional, respiring organelles appear to be present in the blood of healthy people, but their function is yet unclear.

Using his expertise in microbiology and bioinformatics, he is bringing a new understanding to microbial immune systems.

Hundreds of the school's faculty, students, and trainees are protesting its consideration of David Sabatini, who left his previous posts after alleged sexual misconduct.

Growing evidence from mouse studies suggests that a healthy microbiome might improve poststroke outcomes

The three-month moratorium comes after a former prion researcher was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Analyses from single-cell sequencing datasets support the idea that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but an illness that can affect multiple organs.

The government is assisting Johnson & Johnson and Moderna with expediting clinical testing while at the same time prepping for large-scale manufacturing.

Some areas of Puerto Rico have been hit by flooding and high winds, but long power outages are also impeding scientists’ work.

Sleep deprivation may speed up development of Alzheimer’s disease.

PHYTOMap revealed the intricate genetic plant landscape, which helped researchers better understand how cells and gene expression influence each other in three-dimensional space.

Two research groups demonstrate that in Caenorhabditis elegans, behavioral traits can be passed down through the germline to future generations, even though they aren't hard-wired.

From the remarkable speed of enzyme-catalyzed reactions to the workings of the human brain, numerous biological puzzles are now being explored for evidence of quantum effects.

The chemical process may make the metal more soluble and move it closer to the Earth's surface.

Scientists show the approach can kill cells that cause hardening of heart tissue in mice.

Simulations of Earth's climate 252 million years ago reveal that the same symptoms of modern climate change likely account for the time period's extensive loss of marine life.

The New Mexico State University soil microbiologist uses molecular tools to understand how fungi are adapting to a warming world and what that might mean for global nutrient cycles.

Hundreds of scientists around the globe are launching studies in search of genes that could explain why some people fall victim to coronavirus infection while others escape relatively unscathed.

Bacteria that take in inorganic carbon could have applications in sustainable biofuels.

A dysfunctional lymphatic system, described as a clogging of the brain's sink, may explain why immunotherapies fail in some Alzheimer's patients.

An interactive online forum keeps Indian kids busy with science while they are stuck indoors during the pandemic.

Several routes exist for immune cells to communicate with neurons in the central nervous system, though T cells rarely come in direct contact with neural tissue.

Researchers say they have discovered a novel species of comb jelly using video footage, but they couldn’t recover a physical specimen. Is that enough?

A small study of macaques finds they don't develop a coronavirus infection the second time they are exposed, supporting the idea of using plasma from recovered patients as a treatment for COVID-19.

The symptoms suggest SARS-CoV-2 might infect neurons, raising questions about whether there could be effects on the brain that play a role in patients’ deaths, but the data are preliminary.

In medicine, virality means false hopes, dashed dreams, and a whole lot of hype. We are desperate for a solution.

Random mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen’s genome help researchers track the spread and transmission of COVID-19, the disease it causes.