Osteoarthritis is a crippling, incurable disease. But scientists behind a new large-scale study say their findings could help pave the way to a cure.

The largest-ever independent gathering of interest groups, thought-leaders, science advisors to governments and global institutions, researchers, academics, communicators and diplomats is taking place in Montreal and online.

Several state legislatures have taken steps to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender adolescents. That goes against medical guidelines.

Some females found to have evolved to have bright plumage, which seems to protect against male aggression, study suggests.

New research points to growing participation of Western Balkans researchers in EU academic exchange programmes, as the EU takes steps to welcome countries in the region as associate members of the Horizon Europe.

EU officials are urging Australia and New Zealand to associate to Horizon Europe, publicly telling them how welcome they would be - but it's not clear if the feeling is mutual.

Racist ideas of categories for human identity continue to warp research and medicine.

The Australian Research Council's decision to reject early career funding applications that mention preprints is hopelessly outdated, say scientists.

Inventor teams with women represent 16% of filed patents, yet are more likely than male teams to create women's health products.

How much more work can we pile on researchers?

Whatever Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats.

The debate over whether number lines are innate or learned obscures a more fundamental question: Why do we map numbers to space in the first place?

As temperatures rise, violence and aggression go up while focus and productivity decline. The well off can escape to cool spaces; the poor cannot.

If SUV drivers were a nation, they would rank seventh in the world for carbon emissions.

New analysis finds chemicals tested on animals in moisturisers, lipsticks, hair conditioner and sunscreen, despite ban.

Australian psychologist Steven Taylor published what would turn out to be a prophetic book, and it has become like a Lonely Planet guide to the pandemic.

Didier Raoult, who promoted hydroxychloroquine treatment, may not be able to continue his research.

People infected with the Delta variant generally do not have COVID-19 symptoms until two days after they start shedding the coronavirus.

Offering a revised set of foundational assumptions on science policy and a fresh point of entry for the field of Science & Technology Studies to contribute to the discourse.

Emerging data suggest that Delta could spread more readily than other coronavirus variants among people vaccinated against COVID-19. But key questions remain.

Former slave who rose through the social ranks was interred at necropolis of Porta Sarno before AD79

With almost 70% of the country fully vaccinated, Israel has seen a life after COVID-19. But now infections are on the rise. What's going on? Will a third jab help?

The famous number has many practical uses, mathematicians say, but is it really worth the time and effort to work out its trillions of digits?

A US science institute is on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research.

Kelsey Inouye's job search gave her panic attacks and dented her self-esteem. But she learnt to take rejection in her stride.

The vaccines work very well, but current public-health communications may be understating the frequency of infections among the vaccinated.

Climate change is messing with the size of animals around the world, from birds to mammals to fish.

We are told not to worry about breakthrough cases because they are 'mild' - but long Covid is anything but mild

Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short.