We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

In spite of policies requiring housing projects in England to benefit nature, many of the trees, habitats and nest boxes ...

Chinese researchers have a new method to extract uranium from seawater twice as cheaply as previous technologies. Their ...

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

A newly described poison dart frog, which is about the size of a thumbnail, has been found in the forests of the Juruá river ...

Women were historically excluded from health studies on the grounds that hormone fluctuations introduced "noise" into the ...

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can cause monthly cycles of rage, depression, anxiety and self-harm. Treatments are limited, ...

The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the ...

The discovery of the cosmic acceleration problem truly inspired me as a teenage physics nerd. Recent, related revelations ...

In Rise of the Zombie Bugs, Mindy Weisberger zooms in on how parasites hijack the brains of their tiny host animals ...

Acclaimed photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier showcase a changing planet as part of the Photo London ...

New research suggests wealthy democracies offshore their pollution to other nations – but is that what’s really going on?