Not all microbes are pathogens (but this one, the mpox virus, is). When scientists use these words, they typically mean something completely different than what they do when non-scientists use them.

The future for scientists holding or applying for National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal grants and contracts is cloudy right now. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty ...

Mother, father, man, and woman are just a few “harmful terms” that shouldn’t be used in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology, according to the scientists who are leading an initiative for ...

Sometimes you and I need help with scientific terms. In today’s article, let’s look at the scientific terms used for animal groups. Why? For one thing, it helps to understand the types of animals in ...

The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the ...