In Short

Dogs might easily become jealous if owners pay more attention to another dog.

Is there a genetic link to schizophrenia?

Children that are bookworms might make smarter adults.

Seals are using windfarms and under sea pipelines as bases for their hunting and fishing.

How does what we have on our plates affect the environment around us?

The science is far from settled, but this week's compound – bisphenol A – is facing bans across the world

Chatting to a PhD student about the benefits of buiding sensors

Chatting with students in the genetics lab as part of the UK-Japan workwhop in Cambridge.

Looking at how alloys are formed and used

Helicobacter pylori seek out injuries in the stomach, delaying healing and causing ulcers

When there is a supermoon, the moon looks especially big and bright. But what causes it?

Obese women's learning is reduced in a task where they are exposed to pictures of food...

Helen Scales investigates tributyltin, banned from use as anti-fouling paint for causing 'imposex' in marine...

Smallpox is one of the deadliest viruses in human history- but how was it eradicated?

From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine

The second-last wild-born Spix's Macaw has died, setting back captive breeding efforts.

A look at some of the science on show at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition.

People would rather give themselves an electric shock than be forced to think...

It helps keep sharks afloat, but may be partly responsible for their declining numbers: Helen Scales introduces squalene

World's most used pesticide having dramatic impact of wildlife and ecosystems

A new study has tested the idea of using faces instead of passwords online.

Cases of whooping cough are being reported in vaccinated children in Britain.

Scientists have discovered why stress is so harmful to the heart.

Solar panels may be about to become a lot cheaper, thanks to a new breakthrough.