Science

When Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo found out that he won the Nobel prize (and its $900,000 reward), his teammates threw him in a pool of water to celebrate.

LGBTQ people are beaming with pride as the first out Cabinet secretary nominee ever brought his husband to his confirmation hearing.

A new study compared the DNA of transgender people and cisgender people and found 21 gene variants that may be related to gender identity.

Soon-to-be physicians want to advocate for legislation ending conversion therapy, train medical staff on sexual orientation and gender identity, and close the pay gap among other recommendations.

They’re telling us. We just have to listen.

NASA will be overseen by a climate change denier with no scientific background. But, boy, Jim Bridenstine doesn’t like LGBT people.

Why are scientists trying to determine the causes of sexual orientation? Because they’re human.

What is more traditional and value-laden than conserving and thus sustaining the Earth’s resources?

Before you go making babies, however, know this: it’s only been tested on mice and women would still be needed to carry and deliver the baby.

New research shows that Gaetan Dugas was not the “Patient Zero” long thought to have launched HIV in the U.S.

Dr. Robert Spitzer — a psychiatrist who played a leading role in establishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuality’s designation as a pathology — died Friday in Seattle.

Scientists are arguing about the revolutionary technology, which promises to cure intractable diseases — and threatens to make designer babies a reality.

The study, which was conducted earlier this year, observed 47 pairs of adult male twins.

Scientists have show for the first time that it is possible to create human egg and sperm cells with stem cells.

Science magazine on Thursday formally retracted a highly publicized article about a study gauging the ability of openly gay canvassers to shift voters’ views toward support for same-sex marriage.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Iowa State University scientist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges alleging that he falsified research for an AIDS vaccine to secure millions of dollars in federal funding. Dong-Pyou Han, 57, entered his not guilty pleas to four counts of making false statements during his initial court appearance in Des Moines federal court.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Responding to a major case of research misconduct, federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of filing charges against a scientist after he admitted falsifying data that led to millions in grants and hopes of a breakthrough in AIDS vaccine research. Investigators say former Iowa State University laboratory manager Dong-Pyou Han …

CROWNSVILLE, Md. — An openly gay teen scientist has been honored by the Vatican for his work to develop a cost-effective method to detect pancreatic cancer.

A post-graduate student at the University of Lagos in Nigeria claims he has made a scientific “breakthrough” by proving that homosexuality and same-sex marriage are wrong.

The age of 13 is a time when most American teenagers worry about their freshman year of high school, begin experiencing their first intimate attractions to others, and keep busy playing video games, texting friends, and surfing the internet. But in suburban Baltimore, three years ago — at age 13 — one young man decided there had to be a better way to detect cancer.