Three new appointments and two reappointments made A series of appointments and reappointments have been made to the Board of Royal Botanic Gardens ...

A breakthrough for the customized treatment of cancer and other diseases is so promising that University of Washington researchers are planning a spinoff.

"Gaza is being besieged, starved, bombed, and erased — while much of the world remains complicit in silence or justification.

In the remote wilderness of southern South America, early explorers claimed to witness something extraordinary,giants towering above ordinary men. These weren't just myths or sailors’ tales. In 1766, ...

The Royal Society, the UK's national scientific academy, has called for billionaire Elon Musk to resign his fellowship.

The rise of women in quantum science in India is a tribute to Bose’s legacy, and a sign of a more inclusive and dynamic future. To sustain this momentum, we must create ecosystems that support ...

Scholars and schoolchildren alike have generally classified animals by the foods they eat: carnivores eat meat; browsers ...

Terrence Sejnowski, a distinguished professor in UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences, has been selected to join two ...

Neil Shubin has been nominated to serve as the next president of the National Academy of Sciences, an organization that ...

Helen George has become a household name for her role in the BBC drama Call the Midwife. As one of the original cast members ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 24 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members — 59 of whom are women, the most elected in a single year — and 30 international members in recognition of ...