News

  1. Genetics

    DNA differences are linked to having same-sex sexual partners

    Genetic differences are associated with choosing same-sex partners in both men and women.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    New therapies pack a triple-drug punch to treat cystic fibrosis

    In testing, a triple-drug therapy significantly improved lung function in cystic fibrosis patients with the most common disease-causing mutation.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Paleontology

    In a first, scientists spot what may be lungs in an ancient bird fossil

    Possible traces of lungs preserved with a 120-million-year-old bird fossil could represent a respiratory system similar to that of modern birds.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence crowdsources data to speed up drug discovery

    A new AI that judges whether drugs will interact with certain proteins can train on data from multiple sources while keeping that info secret.