As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

A new UCLA Health study suggests that long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may dramatically raise the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found that people living in areas with ...

The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

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Two parallel experiments in protein self-assembly produced strikingly different results, demonstrating that protein designers ...

Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid ...

Leading international researchers in longevity and brain health, including Harvard professor David Sinclair, will gather in ...

Hanover 8th graders are growing plants in simulated lunar soil as part of NASA's Plant the Moon Challenge — and dreaming of careers in space.

The line between harming and healing is not very difficult to cross when all we think about is 'us vs them'. But once we ...

Analytical chemist Friedrich Strassmann played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, but his principled opposition to Nazi ideology nearly destroyed his career ...

The Hurricane Hunters spend three months flying over Pacific storms to fill critical data gaps as atmospheric rivers pummel the West Coast.

The presence of the tiny particles in male reproductive systems may harm fertility, so how can we reduce our exposure?