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Cave ecologist Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez is studying the resilience of cave-adapted species in the face of climate change and other stressors.

Rare-earth elements that are crucial for clean-energy technologies are jealously fought over. Policies and programmes to encourage recycling and recovery could reduce tensions.

Smaller, often-specialized institutes aren’t for everyone, but they helped me to find satisfaction in my academic career.

Physicist Athene Donald’s research was dismissed as ‘cookery’. Now she’s written a primer on how to fight back.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

The Moon’s south pole is in India’s sights as the nation prepares to launch a robotic lander and explorer.

Researchers test the AI’s capabilities as a research ‘co-pilot’ for writing a paper from scratch. Plus, how even a ‘minimal cell’ can evolve to grow stronger and the most-detailed images yet of human embryos developing in real time.

By holding the chatbot’s hand at every step, researchers produced a paper that was fluent and insightful. Yet they still have concerns.

Coverage of wispy cirrus clouds is linked to episodes of electrical activity.

Nations with large volumes of outgoing air traffic accounted for a high proportion of variant exports.

A flat metal structure printed with an innovative copper-based ink turns into a 3D spider.

People can experience cardiovascular strain — a progressive increase in heart rate — before their internal temperatures are affected.

People with an ‘overweight’ body mass index live longer than those with one in the ‘healthy’ range. Plus, a beautiful blob fossil illuminates the origin of vertebrates and disinformation researchers are facing scrutiny in the United States.

Non-invasive imaging approach could lead to innovations in embryo screening.

Sudden move could derail collaborations that have taken decades to build, scientists say.