Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to ...

Microplastics are everywhere, but new research points to a need to standardize measurements of microparticles.

A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice. For decades, researchers have ...

Metabolites in mouse and human breath correlate to gut-microbe populations and might be helpful in diagnosing disease.

The US biomedical funding agency also hints at future restrictions on research involving human embryonic stem cells.

Non-protein-coding genes have been linked to a hereditary condition, retinitis pigmentosa, that causes progressive blindness.

Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans.

More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

Nature’s annual list of technologies to watch is a chance to celebrate progress and stimulate research into both ...

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

The US Congress is poised to approve legislation rejecting t he huge and unprecedented cuts to science sought by the ...