Recent observations suggest that scientists have identified potential microbial fingerprints in the atmospheres of other ...

The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information.

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson's rashes, swelling, fevers, and severe pain for 6 years. She ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

The breakthrough turned him into a hallowed figure, but he later faced professional censure for offensive remarks.

The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

Saturn's Enceladus moon might be capable of supporting life, according to data collected by NASA's Cassini mission and ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered powerful new evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater once hosted multiple rounds of flowing water, each creating conditions that could have supported life.

Cassini’s new analysis shows Saturn’s moon Enceladus leaking heat from both poles, not just the south. This balanced heat flow suggests its underground ocean could stay liquid for geological ages, ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...