In Short

What might iron-deficiency mean for the heart?

What can we expect in the future?

Supposedly, you can survive on only 473 genes - if you're a bacterium. But what do these genes actually do?

Every summer in the mid-Atlantic, a monstrous island of brown seaweed has been growing...

For the first time, a full map of all the neurons in a worm's body...

It is now almost certain that alien technology is not a viable explanation for Oumuamua’s peculiar traits

Scientists have found a hidden weakness of the superbug MRSA...

Bonus interview: With the constant development of electric cars, what will the future of racing look like?

Can scientists genetically alter plants, to make them more sensitive to light?

Modular robots that assemble like Lego promise to be safer, cheaper and more efficient, say their creators...

All the oceans' fish larvae are connected in a single network. How can the world protect them?

How rising Antarctic winds are boosting ocean temperatures...

Scientists have documented every cell in our lungs - and discovered what happens when a person gets asthma.

Humans can perceive pitch in a way macaque monkeys, our closest relative don't...

Holes in the Antarctic sea ice have been forming for decades, and are a mystery to science.

Can we employ nanotechnology to make recyclable crisp packets?

Heart plasters to replace heart muscle in patients recovering from a heart attack

A new compound, based on the heavy metal ruthenium, destroys antibiotic-resistant bacteria...

CRISPR gene edited twins have been found to have a 21% higher mortality rate from flu before the age of 76

How are scientists quantifying air pollution?

Redefining a unit of measurement that was invented in 1799 has required the entire metric system to change

Tiny obstacle courses show bacteria adapt their movement to maintain speed.

Destroyed structures have been found as glass particles on beaches.

Meet Tyrannosaurus' pint-sized ancestor, revealed after being hidden away for twenty years.