Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a ...

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die ...

Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation.

A study in mice finds that a high-sucrose diet during youth has long-term implications for learning and brain connectivity.

Island life has given the world’s largest bats their gargantuan wingspans, which can reach nearly 2 metres 1.

Certain patterns of brain activity during awakening correlate with a lower likelihood of the bleary-eyed state called ‘sleep ...

Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.

The Langlands programme has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up ...

Long-awaited results suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant ...

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...

A bacterially produced molecule circulates in the bloodstream and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by hijacking ...

The US science crisis presents an opportunity to reinvent funding and management of the global research enterprise.