27 March 2018
The poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has prompted the UK to demand a “clarification” from Russia under article 9 of the 1997 treaty. It has never been invoked before
27 March 2018
US Congress has passed its 2018 spending bill, which included the largest research budget increases in nearly a decade. It also clarifies gun violence research
27 March 2018
Eighteen years on from the first human genome sequence, we are finally getting a glimpse of what genetically tailored medicine might look like
27 March 2018
Research shows it’s not actually inequality we care about – it’s unfairness. But that fact shouldn’t be interpreted as supporting the status quo
27 March 2018
Long-standing contributor Bob Walker died in February. As a tribute we present one of his best Enigma puzzles
27 March 2018
A dislike of economic inequality supposedly runs deep in our psychology, but the evidence suggests that we actually prefer it that way
26 March 2018
Our extinct cousins the Neanderthals seem to have targeted cave bears, which were normally intimidating foes, while they were sleepy and weak from hibernating through the winter
23 March 2018
An assessment of Earth’s biodiversity predicts catastrophic losses within decades, with severe knock-on effects for human civilisation like shortages of food
23 March 2018
Small drones that can automatically spot, identify and target vehicles and people are planned by the US military, although humans would still be overseeing them
22 March 2018
Cutting the calories you eat by 15 per cent may make you live longer – and it could be because it makes your body shut down more deeply during sleep
