Anticancer drug costs in the United States increase substantially after launch regardless of competition, according to a new study

The researchers who built the program at the Georgia Institute of Technology would like cancer fighters to take it for free, or even just swipe parts of their programming code, so they’ve made it open source

Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American cultivated potato has revealed a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped spuds adapt over thousands of years

"Previously, a pilot study found that trace amounts of capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili peppers their pungent smell, enhanced the perception of food being salty," said study's senior author

The Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs likely released far more climate-altering sulfur gas into the atmosphere than originally thought

New gene drive targeting a fungal pathogen enables identification of virulence regulators and potential future combination therapies

Livestock farming is often dismissed as irredeemably inefficient and polluting. But that was before anyone thought of considering a cattle herd as a diverse group of animals

New research from Binghamton University shows that fine fibers like spider silk actually improve the quality of microphones for hearing aids

Wheat—the leading temperate climate crop—provides 20 percent of the total calories and proteins consumed worldwide

In recent years, researchers have learned more—largely through 3D atomic structures—about how G protein-coupled receptors are built and thus how they function

Sandia’s engineering team has designed, modeled, and tested a control system that doubles the amount of power a wave energy converter can absorb from ocean waves

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that fish have emotional states triggered by the way they perceive environmental stimuli