Amy Adams is the Director of Interdisciplinary Life Science Communications at Stanford University.
If the virus that causes flu were an ice cream cone, then the yearly vaccine teaches the immune system to recognize just the scoop—chocolate one year, strawberry the next. As the virus ch...
Women and girls are increasingly encouraged to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers, potentially leading to greater gender diversity within research organizati...
The physics involved with stirring a liquid operate the same way as the mathematical functions that secure digital information, research shows.
When we are in a deep slumber our brain’s activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of human bodies rise up and sit down around a sports stadium. It’s hard to miss.
New technology allowed monkeys to transcribe passages from the New York Times and Hamlet at a rate of 12 words per minute.
Viruses have proven to be wily foes. Attempts to fend off viruses that cause the common cold or flu have failed, and new viral outbreaks such as dengue, Ebola, or Zika continue to elude d...
