New genetic tools expand capacity to investigate microbes

A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques…

Litter problem at England's protected coasts

Beaches in or near England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as…

Treatment relieves depression in 90% of participants in small study

A new form of magnetic brain stimulation rapidly relieved symptoms of severe depression in 90% of…

Lipid gradient that keeps your eyes wet

New understandings of how lipids function within tears could lead to better drugs for treating dry…

Engineered virus might be able to block coronavirus infections, mouse study shows

No vaccines exist that protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, or…

Climate change: UK forests 'could do more harm than good'

Mass tree planting could harm the environment if badly planned, a report warns. Click…

Coronavirus complicates journeys home from Antarctica

The British Antarctic Survey is juggling planes and ships to get its people off the White…

Boeing to redo test flight of uncrewed Starliner spaceship

Boeing will relaunch an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spaceship, the company said Monday, after…

Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town

A deadly cyclone destroyed much of Vanuatu’s second-largest town but early warnings appeared to have prevented…

Study: After affirmative action bans, underrepresented student enrollment lags demographic trends

In states that have banned affirmative action, the share of underrepresented minorities among students admitted to…