5 February 2020
Fifty years ago, psychiatrist David Rosenhan went undercover in a psychiatric hospital to expose its dark side. But his shocking findings aren't what they seem, reveals Susannah Cahalan
5 February 2020
We still don't know the death rate, the number of cases or how easily the Wuhan coronavirus spreads, making it difficult to predict how the outbreak will pan out
5 February 2020
The Wuhan coronavirus has exploded in China. There are three likely scenarios for what will happen next – and the bad news is that a pandemic looks difficult to avoid
5 February 2020
The rise of renewable energy means nuclear power is on the decline, despite many people thinking it still has an important role in the fight against climate change
5 February 2020
Deserted streets, lines at pharmacies and overwhelmed hospitals – what life is like at the heart of China’s coronavirus epidemic
5 February 2020
One of civilisation’s most revolutionary inventions was long thought to be the brainchild of ancient Egyptian scribes. But its true creators may have been far less glamorous
4 February 2020
A team was able to uncover a dog's DNA in a research database - and it could mean the privacy of people who volunteer for genetic studies is at risk
30 January 2020
The world is likely to break the record for the hottest year before 2025, according to the UK Met Office, which says there is an outside chance temperatures briefly overshoot the toughest target of the Paris climate deal
29 January 2020
Water flowing into the oceans from Greenland and Antarctica is pushing the seabed down 0.1 millimetres a year, but don’t get your hopes up – it won’t stop sea level rise
29 January 2020
An AI that selects embryos with the highest chance of resulting in a successful pregnancy has been used by thousands of women undergoing IVF in Australia
