A 2-year field study has demonstrated that volatile compounds produced by plants when they are attacked by herbivores act as defenses by attracting predators to the herbivores and increasing the reproduction of the plants.

In his new book Ben Goldacre argues that the pharmaceutical industry is in poor health and in urgent need of treatment.

A mathematical model based on enzyme kinetics shows how the relationships between life expectancy, survival rates for children and adults, and national income change over time.

The first survey of the complete morphologies of nerve endings in the skin of mice has revealed enormous structural diversity.

The biomedical research enterprise in the US has become unsustainable and urgent action is needed to address a variety of problems.