Demographer chronicles how marriage has morphed into a means of supporting intensive investments in children.

Computer models point to aerosol species increasing under climate change associated with greenhouse-gas-induced warming.

Prize winners will discuss latest research during live-streamed symposium.

Research suggests family leave policies have a significant impact on women’s entrepreneurial activities.

Research suggests young adults are more envious than their elders – and about more things.

A genetic engineering technique raises hopes for eliminating diseases, such as malaria. But it is also sparking fears of unintended consequences if delicately balanced ecosystems are disrupted.

Discovery greatly expands the known distribution of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, which has decimated bat populations in North America.

Researchers find zebrafish embryos die at alarming rates when exposed to certain 3-D printed materials.

UC Berkeley's roach-inspired robot is but one of a number of ways the much-maligned insect is influencing research.

Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney — spearheaded by researchers at UCSF and Vanderbilt — receives a $6 million federal grant.

The findings are particularly alarming for birds with smaller populations, which can’t rebound like a large population can.

Ocean-bottom seismometers help explain the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate that causes megathrust earthquakes.