Artificial intelligence use can boost outputs, at the cost of research breadth — plus, solving the mystery of the Universe’s ...

Scientists rightly want to be and should be credited for discoveries and inventions. But in addition to receiving credit, ...

Among the most famous demonstrations of genetic mutations driving infection outcome is severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID ...

A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby ...

Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Studies aiming to maximize human creativity demonstrate that people work best when buoyed up by others who show them new ways ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

In the aftermath of the United States military’s action to remove Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela on 3 January, US ...

Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. At the height of a ...

Submissions are are now closed for 2025. There are no hard and fast rules for taking great photographs, but professional photographers and media editors have some general advice for those who are new ...