Adult chimpanzees have been observed passing tools to their younger relatives, helping them learn the skills needed for fishing for ants or algae ...

Optical illusions thought to have influenced the design of the Parthenon in ancient Greece are not backed up by evidence or ...

Determining how useful different quantum computers are has been a long running challenge – now researchers appear to have the ...

Detailed data on the Roman Empire’s entire road network is offering fresh insight into how Romans built their infrastructure ...

Scientists can now get more accurate safety data by testing drugs on organ-on-a-chip devices and organoids, meaning that ...

The psychedelic drug LSD eased anxiety in a late-stage trial, paving the way for a probable approval in the US within the next two years ...

Graham Farmelo has written the first authorised biography of the famous physicist. He should be applauded for digging into various controversies – but could have gone further, says Jacob Aron ...

How do you get the science right in a sci-fi book? Columnist Annalee Newitz started by asking many kinds of researchers lots of very strange questions – and ended up in love with slime moulds ...

The most precise calculation yet of the electroweak force could help fix cracks in the standard model of particle physics ...

Fewer people are reading for pleasure, but getting lost in a good book has repeatedly been linked to substantial cognitive ...

Previous brain implants have enabled people with paralysis to either speak or move, but a new, larger one enabled them to do ...

Ukraine is racing to design faster, more capable interceptor drones to tackle Russia's new generation of jet-powered Shahed ...