Improvements in IVF mean the procedure could—in theory—become the default means of human reproduction





In an Amish community in Indiana, those with one copy of the mutant SERPINE1 gene live up to seven years longer. How valuable is this finding?

The paper, on the “big bang” theory of the universe, offers a glimpse into the scope and ambition of Hawking’s mind from his formative years

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