Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.

A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.

ALT: a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

As Donald Trump guts the programs and agencies behind some of America's greatest scientific achievements and fires the people responsible for those achievements and working on new ones, scientists acr...

Stunned by attacks on the scientific research system, early career scientists plan a D.C. demonstration and a national ‘Stand Up for Science’ event.

The mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows an executive order from president Donald Trump, and applies to research not yet published.

The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.

Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.

Can processes occurring in one individuals nervous system influence the physiology of the descendants? Here we explored the provocative hypothesis that parents sensation or perception of environmental...

Abstract. Trioecy, a rare reproductive system where hermaphrodites, females, and males coexist, is found in certain algae, plants, and animals. Though it h