Houchin and his colleagues studied dozens of zircon crystals from the Jack Hills in Western Australia. These are the oldest ...

Weak shock waves triggered by micro-cracks in the adhesive layer of tape cause it to screech when being unspooled from its ...

People with aphantasia are offering brain scientists a window into consciousness. This is an audio version of our Feature: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

The panel has been compared to the IPCC – the international panel whose research helped to shape landmark climate agreements.

The country is facing a coming wave of dementia for its ageing population, and is investing in research into drugs, ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite ...

Scientists say the findings are a warning about the kinds of chemical that people are exposed to in the environment.

Jack Horner, who was a consultant for the Jurassic Park films, is among the researchers whose work or careers have been ...