The recognition and prestige of a Nobel prize for ground-breaking work comes with a gold medal and the equivalent of a ...

Results from a small trial suggest a modified virus can instruct the immune system to wipe out disease-causing cells.

For many cancer survivors, the triumph of remission is undercut by a debilitating side effect: hands and feet that feel as though they are constantly burning, prickling with needles or encased in ice.

These were the words of Jason Arday when he resigned as professor of sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, ...

Older female mice given an anti-obesity medication lived longer and in better health than did mice not taking one.

Images revealed the accelerated movement of a glacier–rock mass just days before it collapsed, triggering a deadly flash ...

The US$4.3-billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off atop a SpaceX rocket at 7:35 a.m. local time today from ...

Zhivar Sourati often gets déjà vu while perusing recent research in his field of computer science. “I read papers and I’m ...

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help ...

Academics worldwide are rethinking their assessment approaches — from developing exams that artificial-intelligence tools can ...

Scientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing. This has led to research into whether boosting DNA repair can keep people ...