An analysis of the afterglow of the big bang sheds light on how black holes distribute mass in the universe, and why some ...

Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him ...

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Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn't built to withstand frozen seas – and the ...

The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it ...

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Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look ...