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.

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.

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

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

The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity ...

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

Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to ...

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