The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

Imaging suggests that more than one tattooist applied pigment to the hands and forearms of a woman who lived more than two ...

Results from early-stage trial show that 80% of participants who received one of two HIV vaccine candidates produced antibodies against viral proteins.

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science — and makes much of modern life possible. Technologies ...

The immune system senses damage to cell membranes caused by pore-forming proteins and mounts a response. The sneezing, itchy ...

Sometimes, cancer cells that have spread become ‘dormant’ but can start proliferating again later. A cue that can reactivate ...

NISAR — which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will use two radar instruments operating at different ...

Physicists have caught neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a device weighing just a few kilograms, orders of magnitude ...

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...

Nature survey shows that disagreement about the meaning of quantum physics remains strong, even 100 years in. And that’s OK.

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...