Scientists who are not tied down by fixed research agendas can pivot nimbly to work where they are most needed. It’s time to ...

With US investment in polar science under threat, scientists hope that China’s interest in the region will benefit research.

Declaration of dissent, which warns that science and safety are at risk, joins similar documents from staff at the EPA and ...

Neuroscience initiative in India and Tanzania amasses a trove of high-quality EEG recordings from diverse populations.

Modelling suggests that annihilation of this strange, invisible matter helps stars to retain that youthful glow.

A simple methodological error meant that for years researchers considered drinking moderate amounts of alcohol to be healthy.

Compressing five days of work into four can create stress, but the benefits outweigh the downsides, sprawling study shows.

Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.

Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a ...

Burning of fossil fuels, forests and grasslands sends small particles called aerosols into the air. High levels of aerosols can create a thick haze, cutting back on sunlight reaching Earth’s surface ...

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die ...

Certain patterns of brain activity during awakening correlate with a lower likelihood of the bleary-eyed state called ‘sleep ...