A massive surveillance program monitors virus spread in wild birds from coast to coast.

The mouse study joins a growing set of research that links the gut microbiome to the brain.

Surveillance and research is key after the first-time discovery of a bacteria carrying the mcr-1 gene – a gene that makes the last-line antibiotic colistin useless against them – in the United States.

Primatologists want the public to know more about Japanese macaques, so they’re writing a book to show off the monkeys’ sometimes quirky behavior.

The 700,000-year-old fossilized remains discovered on the isolated Indonesian island of Flores appear to be ancestors of Homo floresiensis.

A terrorism expert and psychologist explains what sets people onto the path of extremism.

Some cancers still cannot be successfully treated with chemotherapy, but a group of researchers is finding alternatives in plants, marine organisms and fungi.

The results of the trial could represent a treatment breakthrough for the seven million chronic stroke sufferers in the United States

DNA tests are moving from the lab to the bedside and into the field.

An expert in STEM education weighs in as researchers recount their own childhood experiences with science.

Australian researchers have discovered natural cancer fighters in the molecules of sea snail eggs

The study reveals a new biological pathway for depression in adolescents.

Increase could be as much as 17 °C in the Arctic.

Discovery supports ancient ocean theory and could lead to clues about past life on the red planet.

A group of researchers is tracking down the roots of modern-day diseases by investigating the presence of prehistoric pathogens in southern African archaeological sites. 

What would it be like to conduct research on Mars? One member of the Nasa HI-SEAS IV mission knows, and reports.

While folate is essential for healthy baby development, excessive amounts could be harmful.

Anonymous web platform provides the opportunity to open up about a much-stigmatized topic.

The test successfully detects the virus in monkeys, and researchers are now looking towards product development for distribution to local clinics.

“If we could invent one risk that bypasses all of our psychological alarm systems, global climate change would be it,” a psychologist explains.