The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into ...

Having a lot of withdrawn papers will soon count against institutions but some warn the policy could create issues.

Results from early-stage trial show that 80% of participants who received one of two HIV vaccine candidates produced antibodies against viral proteins.

Graphene is a two-dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure. Its properties include high strength and good conductivity of heat and ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

Cancer immunotherapy is a therapy used to treat cancer patients that involves or uses components of the immune system. Some cancer immunotherapies consist of antibodies that bind to, and inhibit ...

Epigenetics articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed Epigenetics is the study of molecular processes that influence the flow of information between a constant DNA sequence and variable ...

Parkinson's disease articles from across Nature Portfolio Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity ...

Imaging suggests that more than one tattooist applied pigment to the hands and forearms of a woman who lived more than two ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

NISAR — which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will use two radar instruments operating at different ...