Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.

Mathematicians Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang have won the 2026 Fields Medal — one of the most coveted ...

Scientists have exploited a peculiar CRISPR enzyme so that it fights cancer by shredding the DNA in cancer cells, causing ...

As large swathes of Europe and Asia swelter through record heatwaves this summer, discussions have centred around an obvious ...

Molecules released in the breath can signal whether the body is burning fat. Credit: Mascot/Getty. A handheld breath test can ...

Scientists are getting closer to understanding the wasting and fatigue that often accompanies cancer. Treatments could be on ...

Kimi K3’ can match or outperform cutting-edge models, says Moonshot AI. But its large size might limit uptake.

Other researchers say that non-infectious viral samples in luggage posed no risk, but might have violated import rules.

Every heartbeat is choreographed not just by the brain but also by a mysterious nervous system embedded in the heart itself. Now, scientists studying mice have started to unravel how this complex ...

Researchers have discovered a contagious cancer in catfish – just the fourth example of tumour cells that spread naturally from one animal to another. The others are a sexually transmitted tumour in ...

Ten years ago, the virus that causes polio seemed to be on its way to extinction. In August 2016, Nigeria experienced its last two cases of the wild virus, leaving it circulating only in Afghanistan ...