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A new lab moving to UC San Diego is using cheese as a way to understand the way microbes work. So in this edition of our SCI-Q series we are exploring the science of cheese.

After being caught in a net, narwhals appear to get confused about what to do. Researchers say the whales' befuddlement could provide clues about how they will adapt to a changing Arctic.

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union and allies participated in a widespread disinformation campaign: disseminating the theory that HIV, which causes AIDS, had been manufactured by the United States.

It sounds like a riddle, but the answer could help Scripps Institution of Oceanography climate scientists develop a new way to monitor rising ocean levels.

Researchers investigate how the Bajau people of southeast Asia — aka "sea nomads" — can spend so much time under water without scuba gear as they hunt for seafood.

A new technique that examines the evolution of taste suggests that the strong flavor of red wine may dominate the taste of some cheeses, while white varieties may be more versatile and refreshing.

It's looking like MS strikes when a variety of triggers gang up to impair neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Researchers are using their new knowledge to search for treatments.

The crackdown follows a 2015 law that bars foreign financing of religious institutions in Austria, but critics say it's driven by Islamophobia.

Newton and Einstein had big ideas, but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time.

The idea of using leeches to treat ailments is ancient — and no longer in favor. But now these blood-suckers are gaining new respect as a doctor's helper during surgery.