Global study maps cancer mutations in large catalogue

Mutations in 38 different types of cancer have been mapped by means of whole genome analysis…

Wasp nests used to date ancient Kimberley rock art

Mud wasp nests collected from Kimberley sites with the permission of traditional owners help scientists establish…

Watch Solar Orbiter launch live

Watch the launch of ESA’s new powerful Sun explorer, Solar Orbiter, on ESA Web TV on…

Solar Orbiter: Ready for launch

The fairing of the US Atlas V 411 rocket with ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft inside at…

France keeps eyes peeled for ruinous tomato virus

France’s agriculture ministry said Thursday that it was increasing surveillance of fields to stave off a…

8 things we do that really confuse our dogs

Dog behaviour is extraordinarily flexible—this is why we can keep them in our homes and take…

Microplastics sticking to Orkney's seagrass beds

Microplastics are accumulating in Orkney’s seagrass beds at much higher rates than in the areas surrounding…

'Racing certainty' there's life on Europa and Mars, says leading UK space scientist

It’s ‘almost a racing certainty’ there’s alien life on Jupiter’s moon Europa—and Mars could be hiding…

Analysis of human genomes in the cloud

Most bioinformatics software used for genomic analysis is experimental in nature and has a relatively high…

Wasp nests used to date ancient Kimberley rock art

Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for one of the ancient styles of Aboriginal…