Health economist Jay Bhattacharya, who drew censure for controversial views on COVID-19, vows to provide funding but is short on details.

Mycorrhizal fungi build vast networks in the soil to exchange nutrients with the roots of plants. Much of these dense networks consist of extremely fine tubes called hyphae, which can reach ...

Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies.

The US National Institutes of Health is terminating swathes of diversity- and climate-related grants. Plus, the second X chromosome in female cells might explain why women tend to be more ...

Current approaches to pain relief are falling short. Chemically modifying a synthetic cannabinoid could enable scientists to capitalize on the body’s natural pain-killing pathway without evoking ...

Clearing of Amazonian forest boosts rainfall during the wet season, but reduces it in the dry season, when the ecosystem needs water most — highlighting the need to prevent further clearance of ...

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

From China to Brazil to Germany, huge numbers of people are addicted to shopping, driven in part by companies that use gaming strategies.

From China to Brazil to Germany, huge numbers of people are addicted to shopping, driven in part by companies that use gaming strategies.

Making our way through security each week is a slog, but teaching incarcerated people has been an incredible career experience.

Artificial-intelligence tools and community science can help in places where data are scarce, so long as funding for data collection does not falter in the future.