16 October 2019
Whether we are waiting on a diagnosis or a house sale, Brexit resolution or a climate breakthrough, insecurity can gnaw at our psyches. But we are learning how to fight back
13 May 2019
Forensic investigators may be able to use a suspicious stain’s microbiome to determine its origin, even after a month of being exposed to air
6 March 2019
A rise in violent knife crime in the UK has led to calls for an increase in police numbers, but Scotland is taking an alternative approach to tackle the issue
21 August 2018
Proteins that break down nerve agents while simultaneously pumping out the toxin’s antidote could one day be embedded in clothing or skin ointments
14 June 2018
US researchers say studies in prisons could firm up evidence on salt intake and health. The doubters will still doubt, say Mike Lean and Alastair Campbell
4 June 2018
Over the next five years 2000 hippos are to be culled in Zambia, supposedly to stop them giving people anthrax, but the cull may inadvertently fuel the trade in hippo ivory
27 March 2018
We have the international tools to resolve uncertainties over the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal – but they will only work if Russia cooperates
3 January 2018
A man has been freed after nearly 17 years in prison following repudiation of the “shaken baby” evidence that caused him to be convicted of murder
16 November 2017
Death and ill health will be averted now Scotland's pioneering minimum alcohol policy has finally cleared legal hurdles, say John Holmes and Petra Meier
30 October 2017
Legalising the trade in rhino horn from South Africa could match black market supply and maybe even double it, with the aim of driving poachers out of business
