By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells, MIT researchers have found a way to force tumors to trigger their own destruction.

A Northwestern Medicine-led study has identified mutations in the gene CEP76 as a new cause of ciliopathies, shedding light on a complex group of disorders that affect multiple body systems, according ...

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The brain’s function and integrity emerge not only from properties of individual regions, but, more fundamentally, from the intricate web of connections ...

David Fououhi has been installed as EPA deputy administrator under Administrator Lee Zeldin, himself a former Army intelligence officer and Republican congressman. Fououhi is a lawyer who has fought ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how galaxies formed in the early universe.

In discussing where we went wrong, a panel of luminaries, including Vint Cerf and the Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle, sees ...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

The Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) is using artificial intelligence to help understand sperm whale communications.

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that leg loss doesn’t slow tarantulas almost at all.