Research validating a homeopathic 'drug' for erectile function was published in a peer-reviewed science journal. Europe's Green Party opposes genetic engineering in agriculture but approves of it in medicine. Why the double standard?

An ER physician says doctors have to consider biological sex to properly care for their patients. Coffee can send some people to the bathroom—but probably not for the reason we've been led to believe. AI-powered text generators can write realistic news...

Some experts are calling for a ban on embryo gene editing after a "disaster" experiment resulted in potentially dangerous and unintended genetic changes. Rapidly spreading anti-science views may be slowing our ability to achieve herd immunity for COVID...

Chemical giant Bayer just settled roughly 95,000 lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. Has the company given its anti-GMO critics a gift by giving up the legal battle? A protein found in mosquito saliva could yield vaccines for dozens...

Scientists have grown tiny human livers from skin cells and transplanted them into rats, moving us closer to saving thousands of lives without organ donations. "Regenerative" agriculture may be an oversold solution to climate change.

Infectious disease experts have blasted the World Health Organization for telling the public that asymptomatic patients rarely spread COVID-19. Pandemics may encourage women to cheat on their partners. A new testing method could disprove bogus claims a...

Two major studies which found that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine doesn't treat COVID-19 have been retracted. What does that mean for the drug—and the peer-review process? UK newspaper the Guardian accepted more than $800,

Rapid advances in biotechnology could help prevent hundreds of thousands of diabetes deaths every year. Growing drugs in GMO plants is poised to cut prescription costs and make medicine more accessible to people all over the world.

Food waste plagues both farmers and consumers. Americans throw out much of what we buy at the grocery store—roughly 133 billion pounds of food each year, or $161 billion worth, according to the USDA, often because it spoils before we eat it.

In an effort to keep up with rapidly evolving technology, the USDA has revamped its biotech crop rules, sparking a new debate over how GMO and gene-edited plants should be regulated. Opioids: What are they,