A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals.

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

XFG.7 was considered dead since many months. After a few samples from Para Brazil , it suddenly became dominant in Amazonas, but due a specific cluster in Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, the so called Ca...

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered.

Since its rapid global spread beginning in late 2024, the SARS-CoV-2 variant NB.1.8.1 has progressively displaced older omicron variants, and has established near-total dominance in Asia.1–3 More rece...

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

Are you coughing, hacking or feeling feverish? It may not be just a summer cold; you might want to consider taking a Covid test.

Scientists share help and advice on how they got their research discussions flowing.

Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patients.