Health
Is a new dawn of widespread gene therapy on the horizon?
Using genes to treat or prevent diseases is already saving lives, but not many. The latest developments could push gene therapy into the mainstream
Features
Health
Have we found the key to eradicating viruses like HIV or herpes?
Features
Health
Should we be worried that genes can be edited so easily?
Features
Life
Meet the weird amphibian that rules the underworld
Features
Environment
Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight
Culture
Health
We have a duty to use my gene-editing technology responsibly
Opinion
Humans
A welcome blow to the myth of distinct male and female brains
Opinion
Humans
What does a memory in my brain look like?
Features
Health
First images of live blood vessels in unprecedented clarity
News
Life
Here’s my nuptial gift, a dead planthopper – now can we mate?
Male wingless scorpionflies present nuptial food gifts to females in order to secure copulation, but was this female impressed by the male's package?
Regulars
Life
Drop the proteins – alien life might be radically different
Opinion
Life
Mystery microbes in our gut could be a whole new form of life
News
Environment
Free-diver enlisted to help tag twitchy hammerhead sharks
News
Growing corals turn water more acidic without suffering damage
News