Science

Experts warned that it would have to evolve just two genetic mutations for the antiviral to fail

Their ability to count is closer to our own than any other animal - adding to their reputation as one of the world's smartest species

Salty subterranean lakes on the Red Planet are capable of producing enough oxygen to support microbes - and even simple animals, say scientists.

Deep neural networks (DNN) based on the human brain detects magnetic field anomalies that precede the natural disasters

Virus carrying insects are already being used in a crop boosting program that plans to improve yields of maize and tomatoes by changing their DNA.

One of the stumbling blocks with autonomous cars has been their inability to interpret visual cues from pedestrians, making them overly cautious.

They raise fifty feet above the surface stretching across the whole equator - and beyond.

The fungus provides a powerful medicine for honey bees to fight off viruses carried by the varroa mite

Despite Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove promising that chlorine-washed chicken would be staying off British menus after fellow Brexiter Liam Fox avoided the question, the Tories’ former Brexit minister suggested it may be on post-Brexit menus after all. The EU has banned chlorine-washed chicken as it is associated with worse conditions for rearing chickens and so the issue has become a touchstone in the debate about whether British food safety standards would drop to...