HIV-positive New Yorkers are living longer but still dying from underlying infection, not just from old age

A review of the autopsy reports of 252 men and women who died of acquired immunodeficiency…

Gene linked to needing less sleep identified

The genetics of circadian rhythms have been well studied in recent years, but much less is…

ExoMars rover ready for environment testing

The Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has completed its construction activities in the UK and will now…

Puerto Rico braces for hit from Tropical Storm Dorian

Tropical Storm Dorian bore down on Puerto Rico Wednesday as residents braced for a direct hit,…

Humanitarian forensic scientists trace the missing, identify the dead and comfort the living

The word “forensic” is typically associated with crimes and legal disputes. Forensic medicine, for example, applies…

Europa: there may be life on Jupiter's moon and two new missions will pave the way for finding it

It’s brilliant news. In just over a decade, there will be two spacecraft exploring one of…

New mussel discoveries in Myanmar spark calls for protection

Eight new freshwater mussels have been discovered by an international team of scientists in Myanmar, a…

Russia seizes over 4,000 smuggled endangered tortoises

Russian border guards have seized more than 4,000 endangered wild tortoises after they were smuggled out…

Start-ups must be aware of star employee pitfalls

For start-up companies looking to launch a new product, hiring star inventors who are accomplished and…

VGP generates largest number of high-quality genomes of iconic and endangered species

The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) and collaborators are announcing the second data set of the largest…