A new study prompts us to ask what in music deserves an evolutionary or physiological explanation, and what is better explained by the individual cultures we live in

These genetic tools pose fraught biological and ethical questions—but how much call for them is there anyway?

A recent study shows there is no one gene that determines homosexuality, but confusion still lingers on the predictive power of our genetic constitution. Far more interrogation is needed before the...

Without dark matter there would be no galaxies, stars or planets. But physicists are yet to find direct proof of its existence. So where is it?

The real issue raised is not about brain transplants or sci-fi fantasies of reanimation of corpses. It is about how we define life and death

The simplistic portrait masks a mind-bendingly complex reality  

Well-publicised comments from a former researcher at CERN show the barriers and prejudice women still face

Artists and musicians beware—AI has got much further than you might think

Countries around the globe are launching successful missions. The question is whether they will compete or collaborate

Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have used “CRISPR technology” to such an end. We can only hope for the health of the two children