As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about ...

The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger ...

Analysis of more than 40,000 university application essays found that gradual transitions between chunks of text correlated ...

Some scientists think the decision regarding EcoHealth Alliance is fair; others say it might negatively affect virus ...

Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport ...

Scientists know there is a link between obesity and some cancers. A study in mice and people suggests why that might be.

Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks ...

Rich nations’ fixation on forests as climate offsets has resulted in the needs of those who live in or make a living from ...

The US$665 million High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) outside Beijing puts China among only a handful of countries that have ...

Researchers adapted a peptide similar to the one used in the obesity drug Wegovy to have an even more potent weight-loss ...

Technology that enables researchers to interpret brain signals could one day allow people to talk using only their thoughts.

Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the ‘brains’ of LLMs to see what they are doing ...