By Brett Kelman Adelaide Tovar, a University of Michigan scientist who researches genes related to diabetes, used to feel like an impostor in a laboratory. Tovar, 32, grew up poor and was the first in ...

On Saturday, April 5th, trailblazers in science and technology shared their pioneering research with a packed audience at On ...

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...

Biodegradation is an important natural process during oil spill cleanup. A new study revealed that using spill treating agents does not negatively impact naturally occurring biodegradation.

Pioneering research led by the University of Bristol has repurposed a gene-editing tool to help shed light on the true ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of ... James Tiedje, an expert in microbiology at Michigan State University, agrees with da Vinci. But he aims to change this through his work on the ...

Casey Fiesler, an information science professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, learned late Friday evening that one of the three grants she had been awarded by the National Science Foundation ...

Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter ...

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization and protein components of a lipid-transfer complex known as LPD-3.

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for ...