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

Entrepreneurship Institute to research whether business leadership can be taught

Different stimulus is needed to encourage carbon capture and storage

Poaching kills 10% of continent’s 400,000 surviving elephants every year

With so much potential for change looming, three books evaluate the body that nature has left us with

Researchers believe new technology will ‘revolutionise home entertainment’

Synthetic cannabinoids Spice and K2 are particularly dangerous, British Science Festival hears

Technologies need to be used on large scale to extract carbon dioxide permanently

UK engineering project uses robotic technology and artificial muscles to restore mobility

Electron Bio-Imaging Centre set up with £15.6m funding from Wellcome Trust and research councils