Scientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing. This has led to research into whether boosting DNA repair can keep people ...

Older female mice given an anti-obesity medication lived longer and in better health than did mice not taking one.

Images revealed the accelerated movement of a glacier–rock mass just days before it collapsed, triggering a deadly flash ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope stems from scientific bricolage. Its 2.4-metre primary mirror was built for terrestrial ...

Hundreds of millions of people have long-term conditions as a result of an infection. Researchers are working out how to help ...