As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about ...

The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger ...

Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport ...

Some scientists think the decision regarding EcoHealth Alliance is fair; others say it might negatively affect virus ...

Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the ‘brains’ of LLMs to see what they are doing ...

Analysis of more than 40,000 university application essays found that gradual transitions between chunks of text correlated ...

Rich nations’ fixation on forests as climate offsets has resulted in the needs of those who live in or make a living from ...

Scientists know there is a link between obesity and some cancers. A study in mice and people suggests why that might be.

Researchers adapted a peptide similar to the one used in the obesity drug Wegovy to have an even more potent weight-loss ...

Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks ...

Cheap data and the absence of coincidences make maths an ideal testing ground for AI-assisted discovery — but only humans ...

The US$665 million High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) outside Beijing puts China among only a handful of countries that have ...