Brain abnormalities associated with the disease could be transmitted, research shows

Cambridge laboratory scoops greatest award in science again to highlights its pre-eminence

America’s opioid epidemic — a tale of greed, individual suffering and official incompetence — will blight the country for years to come

AlphaZero plays Go and chess at levels that defeat humans and the best existing programs

Study shows organisms quickly take up polystyrene nanoparticles from polluted water

Touchdown close to Martian equator after lander survives ‘seven minutes of terror’

Alleged use of Crispr technology to edit out HIV gene raises ethical concerns

Ezio d’Agostino documents the sources of the tiny country’s outsize wealth

Animals run out of space as humans encroach on their territory

Earth BioGenome Project will lead to new drugs and aid conservation, biologists say

Swiss researchers find that spinal stimulation and exercise regime help treat paralysis

Captive birds show creativity by combining sticks to reach treat inside a box

Crick Institute staff more likely to leave UK after country exits the EU

The cabin of an airliner is the setting for a surprising study of the liquids that surround us

California-based group acquires 3 per cent stake in UK sequencing company

Study shows ‘shared’ environment contributes 36% towards a college place but mean little once there

A $350m gift from Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman will help fund new building

Trial of miridesap raises hopes of slowing or reversing progression of disease

Space telescopes find giant body orbiting planet 8,000 light-years from Earth

Frances Arnold, George Smith and Sir Gregory Winter share $1m award

Award honours outstanding laser tools from optical tweezers to ultra-powerful beams

Prize-winning work is basis for ‘immune checkpoint therapy’, the fastest growing field in oncology

‘Harm reduction’ lobby in plea ahead of meeting to frame tobacco and ecigarette policy