On a quiet day in May 1952, inside a lab at King’s College London, Rosalind Franklin stood over a carefully prepared DNA sample. Along with her PhD student, Raymond Gosling, she had spent months ...

EXCLUSIVE: In what is lining up to be one of hotter packages at this year’s Cannes market, we can reveal that Oscar winner Natalie Portman is set to star in Photograph 51 for The King’s Speech ...

NEW YORK — The discovery of DNA's double helix structure 70 years ago opened up a world of new science — and also sparked disputes over who contributed what and who deserves credit. Much of the ...

Some scientists stand out not only for their discoveries, but also for how clearly they saw responsibility and progress. One ...