Five people have been able to perceive a colour never before seen by human eyes, after researchers used lasers and tracking ...

Bold claims of ‘biosignature’ molecules trigger an outpouring of scepticism.

All new research grants have been frozen at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) — an action apparently ordered by the ...

The United States spent roughly US$12 billion on global health in 2024. Without that yearly spending, roughly 25 million ...

As the administration of President Donald Trump continues its campaign to reshape the US government with spending cuts and ...

Henry Sila Nzioki has developed a weed-killing fungus to improve food security. “I’m a plant pathologist at the Kenya ...

Billions of years ago, Mars was warmer and wetter than today, perhaps because volcanoes belched enough carbon dioxide to ...

For the first time — and despite fears that it might never happen — nations have agreed a series of measures to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. The terms of the first global ...

Researchers have created a ‘pangenome’ containing the genomes of multiple potato types, something they believe can help make it easier to breed and sequence new varieties. The potato’s ...

Induced pluripotent stem cells are being tested to treat blindness, paralysis, Parkinson’s disease and more. Approvals might ...