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An implant of genetically engineered skin cells has been designed to grow darker in colour when it detects early breast, prostate and colon cancers

Two robotic arms make assembling flat-pack furniture look easy. Faced with a pile of IKEA chair parts they work together to piece it together

A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.

The reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it has had no chance to recover fully - and may never be the same again.

Drugs designed to cut the risk of heart disease are being talked down amid a worrying lack of use by people who could benefit from them, says Anthony Warner

Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government - but there's no definitive way to determine age

Half of all meetings start late - and your boss is probably to blame. A study found that meetings delayed just 10 minutes are likely to be less productive

Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government - but there's no definitive way to determine age

According to researchers, a new neuroimaging system, called fcMRI, can detect subtle differences in how individual brains are wired. The new system may help to distinguish between those at risk of developing neurological...

A new study reveals both auditory and visual learning follow similar principles. The findings, researchers report, could help in the development of new approaches to restore sensory deficits.

The nucleus of thorium-229 possesses a property that is unique among all known nuclides: It should be possible to excite it with ultraviolet light. To date, little has been known about the low-energy state of the Th-229 ...

After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to give birth to new stars, causing it to grow dim

As countries get richer, their citizens live longer. We've long thought that rising wealth was responsible for this, but it turns out education is the cause

A new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds.

Disruptions in fiber tracts connecting brain regions associated with cognitive behavior and emotional regulation in teens appear to be linked to higher risk of psychiatric disorders, researchers report.

A new voyage is hopefully setting sail tonight; one that could lead to the discovery of many new worlds, some of which may even harbor life. Guided by the moon and pointed toward the stars, the goal of TESS--the Transiti...

You might think you can get by on 5 or 6 hours' sleep a night, but people who get less than 7 hours are more likely to have mood or mental health problems

If you ever put a brain through a Picasso filter, you'd probably get something close to a brain ball. When brain balls first hit the neuroscience scene in 2013, they were just a curious oddity. Each smaller than a grain ...

Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing.

The tenth-largest city in the world and the largest in the Americas, São Paulo is a unique place. Its size, diversity, and energy outweigh its traffic and concrete jungle. Here you can spend months visiting museums, the...

Millions of healthy people have been recast as "sick" under new blood pressure rules, which could trigger unnecessary anxiety and medication use

Masses of web pages censored in China, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey, have been discovered. They reveal the content each country is most intent on blocking