Gene editing, a widely used new tool for research, is getting fresh attention thanks to a successful lab experiment with human embryos...

First safe repair of a gene mutation in human embryos marks a step toward one day preventing babies from inheriting diseases...

Researchers are aiming within the next two years to roll out an early warning system that can spot when toxic algae is appearing on hundreds of lakes across the U.S....

A neuroscientist who studied Albert Einstein's brain and was the first to show that the brain's anatomy can change with experience, has died...

A new study projects that global warming fueled increases in rain will mean more fertilizer runoff which will further choke US waterways...

Botanists in Vermont say a flowering plant long thought to be extinct in the state is making a comeback...

Florida wildlife officials say they have identified the men dragging a shark behind a speeding boat in a video that went viral on several social media sites...

Scientists are redesigning the genetic code of yeast, aiming to produce strains that operate on custom-made DNA...

Scientists are building yeast DNA from scratch, a stepping stone toward making new organisms...

Amazon is launching a new social network aimed at getting its hardcore users to spend even more money with the e-commerce giant...