Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing.

The oldest known cases, discovered among hunter-gatherers in Siberian graves, contradict the theory that the disease once was mild.

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

An eminent fossil hunter takes the reins at the National Academy of Sciences in a turbulent moment for American researchers.

Cientistas da Universidade Columbia editaram o DNA de embriões humanos em estágio inicial com uma precisão sem precedentes, o que pode abrir caminho para bebês projetados com características específicas. Leia mais (06/09/2026 - 06h00)

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.