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Organic chemists are a different species (1).

Among the conclusions from a newly-released study focusing on women's military service during the Vietnam War – both in uniform and as civilians – one is rather eye-catching: That longer service corresponded to greater happiness and

If you're working at a DMV office, you'd better get busy. The old organ donor cards just aren't going to cut it any more. We have a new organ. Instead of 78, the number is now 79.

Human genome editing, like self-driving cars or drone delivery, is becoming a part of our everyday reality faster than we realize it. 

Today, in a world where important information is shared using only 140 characters, when someone sits down to write a letter, it tends to mean something. When that letter is signed by over 350 national organizations, t

In part I of this series, published earlier this week, we discussed the RO1 grant - the bread and butter of academic research funding.

Recently, doctors pulled a live, one inch cockroach from a woman's head. EW, right? Turns out, it's not entirely novel for critters to get lodged IN our bodies... They must really like the dwelling! 

Inside Science reported last week on a presentation at the American Economic Asso

Americans don't agree on much these days. But one thing upon which we do agree is that something is deeply broken in our society.

Scientific research is not cheap. Conducting experiments requires people, reagents, technology and a lot of very expensive equipment.