Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Similarities to the womb and placenta of female mammals indicate a response to common evolutionary challenges in pregnancy.

But at one point, this was poo that Poyet and her colleagues, including her partner Mathieu Groussin, had collected as part ...

Subtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our facial features.

Several microbial strains working together in a ‘one pot’ production process could provide an environmentally friendly route ...

Neurotechnology company Paradromics will test its device in a trial aimed at safely restoring speech for people with severe motor impairments.

The ability of these devices to access aspects of a person’s innermost life, including preconscious thought, raises the ...

In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.

The rise in artificial-intelligence technologies is unprecedented, but some predict a stock-market crash that could have ...

The host of the high-level meeting must not be swayed from its priorities, which are in line with the evidence from research.

Skin-permeable polymer shows promise at insulin delivery in animal experiments — plus, how the brain responds to unfamiliar ...

With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.