The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response ...

Testing in mice suggests that rejuvenating T cells could make vaccines and some cancer therapies more effective.

The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the ...

RNA-expression patterns in the tips of the weevils’ antennae suggests that these organs produce a protein known to help other ...

Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

A study of blood-based markers for Alzheimer’s disease in Norway confirms earlier estimates, and may show how education level ...

Scientists have expressed their shock and sadness following the death of plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro, a researcher at the ...

Immense progress in gene-editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.

Researchers are striving to understand the impact a phenomenon known as original antigenic sin has on immunity to the virus.

Key mutations and animal spread could raise the risk to humans. Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has ...