Digital technologies should be good for people, societies and the planet, but there is ample evidence that they are often not. Social scientists, humanities scholars […]

A lot has been written about the incidents of the last few months in which AI agents misbehaved in serious ways. They took actions that would be considered as crimes if a human took them, escaped thei...

Tan et al. identify a human commensal bacterium, Clostridium immunis—and its bioactive phosphocholine-modified exopolysaccharide (EPS)—that reduces visceral adiposity and weight gain in mice. By decre...

Study reignites debate over what, if anything, machines can feel

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A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

The bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts.

As Migraine Awareness Week gets under way today (21st September 2026), GIRFT has launched the first national online pathway and decision-making tool for the care of patients presenting with headache s...

The Department of Health and Human Services has noticed a forthcoming rule on the OMB regulatory information site to redefine what undue influence means for vulnerable human research subjects

The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.

To Erik Engstrom (CEO of RELX), Kumsal Bayazit (CEO of Elsevier), As members of the scientific community, we recognise the value of all staff working to publish medical journals. They champion resear...

In late July, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), released Science—A Golden Age, setting forth a strategy to revitalize US research and innova...

CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases

Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation

Mathematician and author Kit Yates returns to the Ri to explore how our understanding of reality is shaped b

A summary of recent highlights and emerging directions in immunotherapies and cancer care

The chatbots are lying about me.

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...