The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.

The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. “It’s ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

Ahead of a potential meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing dropped a bombshell: China was further restricting access to the supplies that American companies need for ...

For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can run in families, an idea that dates back to Hippocrates. Over time, researchers have become increasingly skilled at uncovering how ...

In 1993, 15-year-old Melissa Lee was found murdered in her home a crime that shook her small community and left investigators baffled. For decades, the case went cold. Then, in 2020, a breakthrough in ...

The U.S. has urged China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, to stop Tehran closing the vital Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s Austin Ramzy looks at just how much influence Beijing has. Photo: Iranian ...