Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

One pill for obesity is already on the market, and more are on the way. But the injected drugs have key advantages.

Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. The former US president was forced to release a statement clarifying he had not seen any evidence of ...

Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. The former US president was forced to release a statement clarifying he had not seen any evidence of ...

Some players simply jumped to 4H immediately, and got lucky; raising to 2H or 3H are both weak manoeuvres, designed to show support and use up opponents’ bidding space. Science will get you where you ...

The writer is vice-provost of research, innovation and global engagement at University College London By conventional metrics, artificial intelligence in science is an unqualified success. My former ...

Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached record highs. But something else has been rocketing up too – carbon emissions. For years, scientists and ...

Snoop Dogg’s latest endeavor has landed at Costco. The 54-year-old rapper collaborated with the founder of The Right Thing Snacks and Rap Snacks, James Lindsay, to launch Snoop ...

The advice on how to prevent peanut allergy in babies did a U-turn. Here's the scientific basis and practical tips for parents to apply the advice.

A long campaign to improve Australia’s sclerotic research bureaucracy has culminated in an extraordinary blowout to grant approval times, leaving scientists despondent.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING the old playbook for staying strong as you age? It goes like this: Hit the weights four times a week. Increase the challenge every two months. Repeat until you can’t. The problem?