Where Science Meets Fiction: the Dark History of Eugenics
A newly published book looks at how the study of genetics has been warped for political ends.
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Gaia Probe Reveals Stellar DNA and Unexpected 'starquakes'
The robotic spacecraft unravels the history of the our galaxy's evolution - and could identify habitable regions of the Milky Way
Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient
The engineer says the system has the perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to, a human child.
The Reef Fish People Find Ugly More Likely to Be Endangered, Study Finds
Discrepancy between aesthetic value and extinction vulnerability could have repercussions
She Experimented on Primates for Decades. Now She Wants to Shut Down the Labs
Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how 'like us' monkeys are
Pfizer to Offer All Its Drugs Not-for-profit to 45 Lower-income Countries
Pfizer to Offer All Its Drugs Not-for-profit to 45 Lower-income Countries
Firm launches 'healthier world' accord in Davos and speaks to other drugmakers about similar steps
Who Owns Einstein? The Battle for the World's Most Famous Face
The long read: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted?
Half of Covid-Hospitalised Still Symptomatic Two Years On, Study Finds
Research on Wuhan patients reveals effects of long Covid, with 11% still not having returned to work.
Revealed: the 'carbon Bombs' Set to Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
'Historic': Global Climate Plans Can Now Keep Heating Below 2C, Study Shows
But goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C will fail without immediate action, scientists warn.
The Big Idea: Should We Get Rid of the Scientific Paper?
As a format it's slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better.
Scientists Must Be Free to Communicate Without Politicians' Spin
Whether it's about COVID or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers, not from government press officers.
Chile's Archaeologists Fight to Save the World's Oldest Mummies from Climate Change
Chile's Archaeologists Fight to Save the World's Oldest Mummies from Climate Change
The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site
Long Covid Could Create a Generation Affected by Disability, Expert Warns
Prof Danny Altmann, immunologist at Imperial College London, says UK's approach fails to take the impact of infections seriously
WHO Blames Rising Covid Cases in Europe on Curbs Lifted Too Soon
Regional director says several countries lifted restrictions 'brutally'
US Astronaut's Return Hangs in the Balance As Tensions with Russia Escalate
US Astronaut's Return Hangs in the Balance As Tensions with Russia Escalate
Mark Vande Hei, who is set to break the US single spaceflight record, will be riding a Russian capsule back to EarthRussia-Ukraine war.
UK Scientists Fear Brain Drain As Brexit Rows Put Research at Risk
Projects in jeopardy as EU revokes millions in grant offers after failure of trade talks
Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles
Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles
Exclusive: Some Canon Institute for Global Studies posts call the climate crisis 'fake news' and compare Greta Thunberg to a communist
Leading Climate Research Publisher Helps Fuel Oil and Gas Drilling
Elsevier's work with fossil fuel companies 'drags us towards disaster', climate researcher says.
The Covid Treatment Pill is Here - and Big Pharma Will Ultimately Decide Who Gets It | Othoman Mellouk
The Covid Treatment Pill is Here - and Big Pharma Will Ultimately Decide Who Gets It | Othoman Mellouk
Experts are predicting demand for life-saving antiviral drugs will rapidly outpace supply. Like the vaccine, the poorest countries will be left until last, says medicine access advocate Othoman Mellouk
Deluge of Dog Pee and Poo Harming Nature Reserves, Study Suggests
Urine and faeces creating nitrogen and phosphorus levels that would be illegal on farms, scientists calculate
Native Peruvians Threaded Corpses' Spines on to Sticks, Study Suggests
Chincha people put their dead back together after colonisers disturbed graves when looting silver and gold, research says
The Gap Between Australian Climate Policy and the Science is Closing Far Too Slowly - We Have to Keep Up the Pressure
Equations Built Giants Like Google. Who'll Find the Next Billion-dollar Bit of Maths?
Equations Built Giants Like Google. Who'll Find the Next Billion-dollar Bit of Maths?
Obscure, generations-old theorems have been transformative in tech, and there are still plenty out there to be used, says maths professor David Sumpter
James Webb Space Telescope Takes Up Station a Million Miles from Earth
$10bn observatory manoeuvred into position at four times the orbit of the moon, with first images expected in June.
Face Masks Make People Look More Attractive, Study Finds
Images of men wearing a blue medical face mask perceived as being the most attractive.
A Data 'black Hole': Europol Ordered to Delete Vast Store of Personal Data
EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency
Cuba's Vaccine Success Story Sails Past Mark Set by Rich World's Covid Efforts
The island nation struggles to keep the lights on but has inoculated 90% of its population with home-developed vaccines
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