A proposed test for mirror life would read the handedness of living cells by the way they glow, using the same property of ...

“It is through patient, painstaking work, driven by curiosity and pursued through personal dedication and sacrifice, that scientific advancement occurs,” writes Nicholas B. Dirks.

This year’s recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications have been selected in ...

As a teenager, Gabriela Farfan became fascinated by the shapes and colors of minerals. Now, as curator of gems and minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, she studies what they ...

Arctic winter sea ice could disappear much faster than scientists previously expected, according to new research using climate clues from 6,000 years ago. By comparing ancient ocean sediments with ...

A cocktail of five lab-made nanobodies developed by scientists at IISc and DTU protected mice against venom from spectacled ...

Stanford scientists discover a strategy to restore bleached coral. In the Doerr School of Sustainability, the Oceans Department’s Palumbi Lab found that bleached corals, when pa ...

When the first cases of COVID-19 were discovered in a hospital in Wuhan, I had already studied the U.S. public health response to seven epidemics and pandemics. I am no stranger to the role of ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have discovered that tiny structural defects can trigger the breakdown of microtubules, the microscopic structures ...

Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general—but a major new study finds this trust is closely shaped by people's values, identity ...

A major federal grant program that helps researchers purchase scientific equipment has seemingly gone dark, leaving scientists unsure of whether they will be able to apply for funding.