A new approach to contraception, this time for men, is being developed by researchers in...
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21 September 2017
A large electric eel can deliver a shock ten times more powerful than a TASER, a new study has shown.
21 September 2017
Scientists have a new best estimate for our remaining carbon budget, but does this bring new hope?
21 September 2017
A gene therapy technique that can halt the progression of a condition resembling multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice has...
20 September 2017
When you hear the word robots, you probably think of giant metal creatures moving awkwardly around the room — or...
15 September 2017
Previous laboratory estimates of tectonic plate strength have failed to match estimates of strength from real world...
15 September 2017
Bird skulls and brains resemble those of young dinosaurs and may provide insight into their evolutionary origin and...
14 September 2017
Human population, agriculture, tourism and trade are moving microbes around the world at unprecedented levels,...
14 September 2017
Could bacteria be conspiring with cancer to block the action of chemotherapy drugs?
14 September 2017
After 13 years in orbit about Saturn, and making some of the most important discoveries in our Solar System, the...
14 September 2017
Ancient viruses live on in our genomes.
14 September 2017
The nature of the biological switch that controls whether a female honeybee will become a sterile worker or a sexually...
08 September 2017
Scientists rewrite the rules of Jupiter’s auroras to explain the latest data from NASA's Juno Mission.
08 September 2017
Researchers have used a novel technique to understand coral loss over a period of 240 years.
07 September 2017
Scientists cure 100% of macaques infected with worst-case scenario strain of Lassa fever virus...
07 September 2017
Sand is the world's favourite building material. Without it there would be no roads, railways, docks and harbours...
07 September 2017
Lacing your skin with a chemical cocktail capable of killing 20,000 mice sounds like suicide, but Central and South...
07 September 2017
Cuckoos mimic predatory hawk calls to trick other birds and increase nest invasion success, according to researchers at...
01 September 2017
Novartis, the pharma multinational headquartered in Switzerland, has successfully sought approval for a new class of...
01 September 2017
People living with HIV are twice as likely to develop heart disease. A multinational team of scientists may have found...
01 September 2017
Ningaloo whale sharks have a homing instinct and, following forays over considerable distances, tend to repeatedly re-...
31 August 2017
Can bacteria influence the sex life of animals? A serendipitous discovery made by researchers at UC Berkeley and...
25 August 2017
Our hairy insides protect us from the full force of fluids racing through our bodies and may inspire future robotic...
24 August 2017
Small fish, which are popular as pets in Japan and also favourites with genetics researchers, can tell each other apart...
24 August 2017
Chemicals released by gut microbes slow down the ageing process in worms, flies and even mice, scientists announced...