The inactivation of one copy of the X chromosome in female mammals may start to fail as they get older, which may be why women have a higher risk of autoimmune conditions such as lupus ...

DNA analysis of remains found at medieval sites has identified closely related strains of leprosy-causing bacteria in the ...

Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this could help plants adapt to climate change ...

An analysis of the 2021 German federal elections has found that for every 200,000 times a politician's social media adverts ...

If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring ...

Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet ...

Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the ...

Climbers and workers at indoor climbing walls may be breathing in large doses of potentially toxic rubber additives, ...

The global bumblebee population has declined since the 1950s, sparking speculation on the causes – researchers have suggested ...

Cell-like structures containing very simple proteins and even pores in the membrane around them have been created in lab experiments that aimed to mimic the conditions found in the crust of early ...

My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far ...

A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with ...