The outlook has brightened for federal science budgets, but political appointees are likely to have a big say in how that ...

Artificial intelligence use can boost outputs, at the cost of research breadth — plus, solving the mystery of the Universe’s ...

Trust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when ...

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A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby ...

Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Studies aiming to maximize human creativity demonstrate that people work best when buoyed up by others who show them new ways ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

In the aftermath of the United States military’s action to remove Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela on 3 January, US ...

Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. At the height of a ...

Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.