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The elusive particle may show physicists a world beyond the Standard Model.

The onset of the COVID pandemic and the many months of uncertainty, anxiety and push for scientific breakthroughs sent journalists all over the world on the hunt for expert voices. They wanted sources who could explain to audiences what was happening and why.

Disparities extend to lower chance of being named on patents and to areas such as healthcare where women dominate

A pioneering research laboratory in Cambridge proves that corvids are delightfully clever. Here, its founder reveals what the crow family has taught her – and her heartbreak at the centre’s closure

The Kingdom’s education is the best among Arab countries and ranked 30th globally, according to the British ‘Nature Index’ that assesses countries, universities, and public and private institutions’ performance and the quality of their scientific research each year. The Kingdom’s ranking is based on the number of scientific journal articles…

A new study predicts the changing climate will provide increased opportunities for the spread of novel viruses.

A new study relying on simulations explains how the gas giants migrated outwards as the solar system evolved

Like in many aspects of life, there remains an undercurrent of sex bias against women in the STEM fields. And this bias has a negative impact on not only women, but men too – and those who don’t fit within a binary category.

A new analysis in a prestigious journal offers timely reassurance about the COVID-19 shots' safety and effectiveness to a vitally important but vaccine-hesitant group: expectant mothers.

And avoid implausible, worst-case scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions too.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it had recently fired a senior engineering manager after colleagues, whose landmark research on artificial intelligence software he had been trying to discredit, accused him of harassing behavior. The dispute, which stems from efforts to automate chip design, threatens to undermine the reputation of…