Lab-made bacteria pave the way for scientists to build life from scratch

There are grave environmental consequences from the plundering of lakes, rivers and coastal areas

An Israeli experiment holds promise for a solution to organ shortages

The middle-distance runner is being punished for having an extraordinary physiology

The visual proof of ‘dark stars’ would delight those who first posited their existence

Today, more are dying around the world from diet-related factors than from smoking

Many claim the use of ‘probability values’ is confusing

The Square Kilometre Array will be a network of thousands of dishes and 1m antennas

Ethical problems arise when outsiders sweep in and out of health emergencies

Some industries associated with forced labour show features that can be spotted from space

Two-fifths of insect species face extinction within the next few decades

Advertisers or employers could exploit individuals’ neural signals for own gain

We do not know if improvements attributed to apps transfer to the real world

Free fruit and running clubs seem laudable but many of us want to make our own choices

The dream of its founder, Dmitri Mendeleev, lives on in chemistry today

The Nasa mission will offer clues to the earliest days of the solar system 

Embryo selection will come with personal and societal costs

The measure is the last remaining major unit to be based on a physical object

Species are vanishing under our watch thanks to demand for energy, land and water