As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...

"I fear for the future of this country. I won’t see the ultimate consequences, but there are enough signs right now to tell ...

In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), parents hope students will use AI to look up unfamiliar words or concepts. In ...

"I fear for the future of this country. I won’t see the ultimate consequences, but there are enough signs right now to tell ...

Leadership is not just about position, it is about direction. These ten individuals are shaping how things move forward in ...

April is said to be the cruellest month, as the poem goes, “mixing memory with desire”. And this is oddly reflected in some of the non-fiction books we’ve rounded up for you this month. There’s the ...

Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.

Chinese researchers say they have built an 11-satellite network for a jam-resistant, high-accuracy optical navigation system, designed to provide positioning where GPS is unavailable or disrupted, for ...

Parkinson’s disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide. A patient struggles to perform coordinated movement, requiring conscious effort and attention even for a simple task like buttoning a ...

If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement. Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean ...

For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of the most prominent US science agencies. The administration’s plan for federal spending next year ...