In Short

Brian Clegg investigates a compound that calms inflamed joints and excites the stressed brain: Cortisol

Images from the WISE spacecraft give insight into how Saturn's largest ring was formed.

Relieving stress at fault lines, using fluid injection, could prevent huge earthquakes...

Coffee is an essential part of life for many of us, but could it help to cut depression?

Ben Valsler examines the chemicals at the heart of one of the latest cosmetic & food additive scare stories:...

The specific genes that cause schizophrenic symptoms have been found...

Matt Gunther investigates a clear, colourless gas responsible for thousands of deaths in the Great War: Phosgene

It rendered walls of pyramids and helps remove unwanted hair - Brian Clegg introduces a compound with many names -...

From a glamorous necklace to cutting edge body armour - Helen Scales investigates the properties of nacre

Doctors are campaigning to combat 'over-treatment' of NHS patients...

Our winter immune response could be increasing our risk of heart attacks...

Dressing in red might have your colleagues seeing you in a different light...

Baboons pick their buddies in the same way we do!

How does selective hearing really work?

Modelling algae cells turning inside out, might help us understand how we're made!

'Filter bubbles' on Facebook bias the information individuals see and read...

Brian Clegg smooths out the wrinkles over the darling of the cosmetic industry, hyaluronic acid

How do mussels stick tight and weather the constant ocean waves? Helen Scales discovers mussel adhesive proteins

Brian Clegg introduces a compound steeped in faded Victorian glamour – acetylene

Men tend to donate competitively on webs pages run by attractive female fundraisers

How genetic sequencing makes modern science tick.

How genetics coordinates embryonic development.

Genetically modify me: the science and safety of genetic modification

Simon Cotton examines a compound banned in warfare but still used by police to disperse crowds: CS gas