Neutrinos raise questions faster than they answer them, but in science that’s a good thing

We may soon be using GWs as routinely as radio waves and X-rays are used today

The intensity of Hurricane Harvey has almost certainly been worsened by human-made climate change

Scientists are making advances in gene editing, as a new experiment proves. But some of the reporting has been dire—let’s all calm down

The ability to analyse people’s genetic constitutions will transform cancer care over the coming years. But to make the most of the technology, highly sensitive data will need to be shared. That...

In “On Growth and Form,” D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson argued that organisms are shaped less by adaptive evolutionary function and more by deep mathematical laws. To understand his argument, you...

An evolutionary discovery creates new puzzles

Physicists are reporting their creation

Once we determine that, we’ll better understand what the Trappist planets can tell us

High-pressure science can produce surprises—as demonstrated by two recent discoveries