Stories by Sharon Begley

Environment and heredity are smaller players than researchers previously believed

A controversial measure may be included in future healthcare reform

The landmark ruling will have ripple effects

Three judges have released their decision

The hearing offers each side 20 minutes to make its case

The drop suggests certain actions may reduce disease risk

The drug-resistant fungus is often fatal and can be difficult to identify

The massive editing project only took months to complete 

This bizarre correlation has at least some biological plausibility

A national nonprofit is launching an unusual study that will allow patients to switch between several therapies

The genome-editing technology will be used for seed development 

Now at least half of men diagnosed with the disease opt to monitor it instead of choosing surgery or radiation 

The innovative method, which appears to show gene activation, is a cousin of PET

200 neuroscientists from around the world are raising questions about an excerpt that published in the paper on Sunday

How a brief intervention could have such long-lasting results remains unclear

Higher electricity bills and property losses are among the costs that climate change is expected to exact in the U.S. in the next 25 years, according to a bipartisan report

Biology may play only a minor role in the math gender gap

Primates can now move and sense the textures of objects using only their thoughts

In a first-ever experiment, primates move and feel objects on a computer screen using only their thoughts

Young children think like researchers but lose the feel for the scientific method as they age

A quiet revolution in comparative effectiveness research just might save us from soaring medical costs