Science
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Collider will be far more sensitive to anomalies that could lead to entirely new theories of the universe -
Research involving 62 species found mammals spent relatively less time being active during the day when humans were nearby
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Removal of enhancer 13 DNA strands caused males to grow ovaries and female genitalia, helping research on human sexual development disorders -
Hopes for injured humans and larger animals as groundbreaking gene therapy helps mend damaged nerves on the spine of rodents by dissolving scar tissue
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Experts have no idea what the landscape, or the Opportunity, will look like after storm raging across a quarter of the planet
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Palaeontologists studying the evolution of dinosaurs’ skin and feathers think they did
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Sir David Attenborough to tour new premises that showcase the extinct moa bird’s feathers -
Exclusive: Head of Syngenta, world’s biggest pesticide maker, says rejecting farming technology could have serious consequences within 20 years -
Key issues
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Scientists still believe it possible that extraterrestrial life could flourish in our own neighbourhood -
Sir David Attenborough to tour new premises that showcase the extinct moa bird’s feathers
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Removal of enhancer 13 DNA strands caused males to grow ovaries and female genitalia, helping research on human sexual development disorders
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Prescriptions consideration comes after Billy Caldwell, 12, has ‘life-threatening’ seizures -
Our era of relentless social media and soundbites has caused us to lose sight of the past, and future -
Collider will be far more sensitive to anomalies that could lead to entirely new theories of the universe
In depth
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The highest known clouds in Earth’s atmosphere can be seen soon after sunset in late spring and early summer -
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Scores are falling across the world, provoking headlines of ‘dumbing down’. But what does it measure anyway? -
When a colleague raced a competitor to publish shaky data, I realised how the perverse incentives in research work -
Pictures & video
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Nasa expert Jennifer Eigenbrode explains how the organic matter found on Mars might have ended up there and what the source could be
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Nasa launches spacecraft from California on unprecedented geological mission to explore planet
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After five years, 10,000 plants uprooted and replanted, 15,000 panes of glass replaced, 69,000 sections of metal, stone and timber repaired or replaced, enough scaffolding to stretch the length of the M25, and £41m spent, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world is ready to open its doors again. The Temperate House in Kew Gardens is once again, as Sir David Attenborough describes it, ‘a breathtakingly beautiful space’
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The funeral service of Prof Stephen Hawking took place at the University Church of St Mary the Great in Cambridge.
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An elephant has been seen 'smoking' in south India, baffling wildlife experts
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Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76
Nature Soundscape ecology with Bernie Krause – Science Weekly podcast