Amino acids, those not employed in creating protein and life, can improve a cancer therapy protein's activity by more than 30-fold.

Zookeepers in the Netherlands are planning to hook up Dutch and Indonesian orangutans over the Internet.

Promising research shows that simple urine tests for DNA fragments could offer early detection of cancer, tuberculosis, HIV, malaria and other diseases.

The discovery of a rapidly evolving DNA section in humans could help explain why our brains are so much bigger than chimps.

A new experiment finds the force that holds all atoms together is weaker than once thought.

Microwaving a compact disc for 10 seconds reveals the concentric circle pattern of the CD surface, which is otherwise undetected by the naked eye.