Online stereotypes about younger women and older men could impact real-world hiring decisions.

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CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

A second blood test has been been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to assist in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease ...

A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of object in the Universe.

Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human ...

Sex cells made from scratch could revolutionize human reproduction. But researchers are struggling to translate promising ...

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

People with certain forms of the MC4R gene have lower cholesterol levels than do other individuals with a high body-mass ...

Is it fair for grant reviewers — who are often our colleagues — to judge the legitimacy of career breaks due to personal ...

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in ...