In Short

Human DNA from the near and distant past shows how nature is still influencing our genes

Will existing vaccines continue to work, and is the international community responding in the right way?

You may think of yourself a good hugger, but does science agree?...

NASA's DART mission begins the 6.8 million mile journey towards a head-on collision with an asteroid

Warmer city environments seem to be affecting the tree growth within them in unexpected ways...

Cities are heating faster than rest of the planet but what can we do about it?

Why vaccination might be deciding the difference between Covid case rates in Europe and the UK...

Some vaccines confer lifelong protection, but Covid-19 protection wears off. Find out why...

A new milestone in nuclear fusion research was achieved at the largest laser facility in the world.

Dozing off outside of this window increases the risk of missing critical solar cues with knock on effects.....

.. and this is crucial for our ocean ecosystems

Modified antibiotics use the immune system to become much more effective against otherwise resistant bacteria

Some very good dogs can identify individual words from a string of syllables

Researchers have been turning proteins into music, using AI to make it sound as pleasant as possible.

We tend to take the pointiest, rather than the fastest, route to our destination when walking in cities

The technology makes clean hydrogen from renewables, but how is this gas going to help in a green economy?

A new rapid diagnostic, based on nanotubes, might be the answer to rapid coronavirus diagnosis...

Rather than disease spreading through the brain, how quickly disease-associated proteins increase in individual brain...

Frequent exposure to hot and cold could make you lose weight and improve your sleep

Huge numbers of old electrical items are piling up in our homes - recycling them helps recover key materials

An immortal cell line finds itself at the centre of a new lawsuit, raising big ethical questions

Injections with a new compound that inhibits pain nerve cells greatly reduced pain behaviour in rodents

Boris Johnson has stepped back from introducing vaccine passports across England. Why?

A cheap membrane filter that can remove fluoride from drinking water has been developed