A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opt its host’s systems with the help of ...

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

Microsoft unveil a laser-modified glass that could store huge amounts of data for millenia — plus, a trial of mRNA vaccines ...

Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results.

Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps ...

In September 2015, representatives of 193 nations met in New York City to tackle the globe’s biggest problems. They broke these down into 169 targets under 17 broad goals, such as ending hunger and ...

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social ...

The world needs non-fossil sources of carbon. It’s a no-brainer for nations working towards this goal to join forces.

For more than 70 years, physicians seeking to diagnose mental-health conditions have turned to the ‘bible for psychiatry’ — ...

Analyses will help to reveal how far the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated in the past — and what it might do in the future.

Chinese research organizations can no longer take part in most of the research grants funded by Horizon Europe, the European ...

In an experimental trial, a personalized mRNA vaccine was tested in 14 individuals with an aggressive form of breast cancer. It trained immune cells to target cancer-specific mutant proteins, inducing ...