Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth ...

Scientists are tinkering with plant genes to create crops that seed their own clones, with a host of benefits for farmers.

A man with partial paralysis was able operate a robotic arm when he used a non-invasive brain device partially controlled by artificial intelligence (AI), a study reports 1. The AI-enabled device also ...

Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

A cable design that sends light through air, rather than solid glass, could cut signal loss and make long-distance transmissions cheaper.

Only around one in 30,000 Culex mosquitoes potentially carry and transmit West Nile virus to susceptible species, including humans and horses, which are ‘dead-end hosts’. In rare cases, the virus can ...

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Reintroducing wolves to the Chihuahua region will restore ecological balance and help to regulate other wildlife populations.

A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs could help researchers to discover more targets for anti-ageing therapies.

Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act provides the chance for researchers to analyse the complex relationship between social-media use and mental health in adolescents, but results should be ...

A July ruling from the International Court of Justice is clear: nations can face consequences if they don’t act on the climate crisis.

RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.