Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity ...

Decades ago, the U.S. eradicated this disturbing fly after it devastated livestock, but it's recently returned, bringing its potentially deadly powers with it.

From lab-grown sperm and eggs to 'virgin births', same-sex couples could have a multitude of options to choose from in mere decades.

For years, Kenyan farmers have been complaining of expensive and poor quality livestock feed that is eating into their profits.They say the feed weakens livestock, reducing milk production from ...

In the heart of Germany’s dense urban corridors, from the autobahns outside Munich to the tram-lined avenues of Berlin, a new kind of silence is taking root. It is not the silence of emptiness, but of ...

At a time when “post-truth” has been sanctioned as the 2016 word of the year, scientists need to do a better job of talking about their work, said a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who ...

From iron lungs helping polio sufferers to the incredible things being done in stem cell research, science is welcoming a new wave of regenerative medicine ...

We were sad to hear of the death, aged 91, of the primatologist Dame Jane Goodall. She was a pioneer researcher into animal sentience, especially as it related to her beloved chimpanzees, which she ...

Ostomies can make a person’s life better, and the colon isn’t just for elimination. Amputation isn’t always unwanted; woodworkers and orthopedists have a lot in common, and one must be wary of ...

A study in Advanced Science has pinpointed how a high-salt diet can lead to cognitive decline. Researchers found excess salt disrupts a specific molecular pathway in the brain, causing the loss of a ...

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.