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

Computerised assaults are easy to unleash but hard to trace, and befuddle the enemy

At last the work of female scientists is appreciated, not appropriated

Facts feed into a picture of archaic beasts that lived 570m years ago then vanished

A study in mice links high-fat diets with impaired reasoning and memory

The UN is discussing who owns the genetic sequences of millions of marine creatures

The drugs sector receives funding out of all proportion to the results it delivers

Recent research rekindles debates about whether there is a fixed human lifespan

Official recognition of social media addiction could well be next in line

Wealthy collectors’ desire for old bones risks getting in scientists’ way

Nipah is a less familiar virus than Ebola but may prove a bigger stress test

‘Sleep patterns may one day be used to tap into the minds of otherwise unreachable patients’

The UK government favours prohibition, but its approach is not working

Capture of suspected serial killer prompts questions over how genetic data are shared

In the planet’s 4.5bn years of existence, cultures may have developed — and vanished

Creating a new molecule bodes well for the future of quantum computing

Scientists struggle to prove claims Havana mission was targeted by weaponised sound

Government policy is favouring children who already have a head start