Inspired by long-lived animals — and human centenarians — researchers are hunting for ways to enhance DNA repair and extend ...

Modified baker’s yeast can produce a precursor for a drug that is usually derived from an endangered plant and its relatives.

The Amazon’s lush rainforest harbours a hidden world of tiny creatures, nearly all of them unknown to science. But now hundreds of scientists in Brazil are collaborating on a quest to count every ...

In short, the need for a science-led, evidence-based, impartial and globally representative health organization has never been greater. Eighty years on, the WHO constitution remains a living promise, ...

Bispecific antibodies, which bind to two targets, are sweeping into the clinic and are prompting even more elaborate versions ...

Proposal to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be temporarily halted if lawmakers’ efforts are successful. White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you ...

Countries such as Spain and France can expect fire regimes more like those of California as climate change favours hot, dry ...

Four independent research teams report big advances in devices built with the underestimated quantum bits, including lower ...

Mice with a version of sickle-cell disease have blood-forming stem cells that show signs of chronic stress, DNA damage and premature ageing, scientists have found 1. But existing cancer drugs and anti ...

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Mathematicians Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang have won the 2026 Fields Medal — one of the most coveted ...