A historical case involving more than £50m shows what’s at stake in the debate around transparency of doctor-industry relations. Laura Spinney reports A British cardiologist and former president of t...

As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future.

A spectacular new institution and a project to sequence the genomes of mummies are fuelling debate over the future of Egyptology

As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future.

As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future.

Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring

Genome-wide analysis of ancient DNA from more than 500 individuals from Central and South Asia illuminates the spread of Indo-European languages.

An evocative sonic journey into the lives of elephants through the work of Joyce Poole.

Research shows size of investment by UK organisations – including some of Britain’s biggest retirement providers – in Silicon Valley’s most controversial technology company. Carole Cadwalladr and Ian ...

Inégalités marquées, élites déconnectées du réel, dette abyssale : la mécanique des révolutions dans l’Hexagone serait déjà enclenchée. Reste à savoir comment en sortir – et si lesdites élites sont à ...

There’s a certain air of femininity around the letter A. For one reason, it brings a great number of modern female first names to a close. A sample of famous names, especially if skewed towards the…

Photo: Press Service of the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Reserve The Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Reserve have announced plans to complete the restoration of the Pensioner’s Stable Pavilion and…

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From migration to ecology, new knowledge makes new cartographic demands

From the threat of superintelligent AI to the dangers of overdiagnosis; plus the evolution of language and the restless genius of Francis Crick

New Statesman writers and guests – including Jonathan Franzen, Jacqueline Rose, Marina Warner and Slavoj Žižek – choose their favourite reading this year

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing where they come from and how they changed history

Nicholas Evans has spent decades trying to decipher the undocumented tongues of Papua New Guinea and Australia. His work has redefined the way we think a...

Watch now | The story of Proto-Indo-European

Nationalist narrative holds that Austronesian language and culture originated in China, not Taiwan

A global clinical trial for a new Huntington’s disease treatment has posted positive results today, announced by trial sponsor uniQure and UCL scientists.

An ambitious analysis of a vast trove of data from 800 societies around the world concludes that there’s safety in numbers. An ambitious analysis of a vast trove of data from 800 societies around the world concludes that there’s safety in numbers.

The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.

AudioFile Audiobook Review: The topic of this audiobook--the evolution of language--requires a wide range of skills. Actor Emma Spurgin-Hussey's rich, expressive voice demonstrat

Le français, l'ukrainien, l'anglais, le grec et une multitude de langues parlées aujourd'hui auraient une racine commune. Archéologues, linguistes et généticiens recherchent les origines de cette lang...

Why modern communication still relies on ancient words and narratives.

The long read: Each year, women make the desperate decision to abandon their babies. Specially designed ‘baby windows’ can help – but some argue they make matters worse

It takes a village to raise a child – and that’s why we started speaking, argues an evolutionary biologist