From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco found that female mice expressing only a maternal X chromosome experience faster brain aging and cognitive decline compared to those expressing both maternal and ...

An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity. Overcrowding can lead to disaster, and yet ...