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Barbara Rae-Venter’s account of her genetic sleuthing illustrates the power of technologies to bring criminals to justice. But should there be limits to their use?

Approaches to capturing the benefits of research on society are improving — but huge challenges remain.

Analysis finds antimicrobial drug use in agriculture is much higher than reported.

Science is in good shape when its leaders can acknowledge things that go wrong, says Fiona Watt.

Models show that four closely spaced eruptions would have interfered with Nile River patterns that aided farmers.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Benefit-sharing is the best way out of the Nile-dam deadlock between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, study finds.

But researchers say much more is needed to achieve the country’s climate goals.

Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here’s how to respond.

Biologist who revolutionized the chromatin and gene-expression field.

Some bacteria appear to encase their genomes in proteins called histones — which weren’t thought to exist in bacterial cells.

How artificial intelligence tools might remake the scientific enterprise. Plus, scientists discover a new type of ice and researchers explore how long COVID-19 immunity lasts.

Structures resembling small human brains can form neural connections if transplanted into a rat brain.

The country is known for its love of meat. Could the growing insect industry help to reduce agricultural carbon emissions?

The 'amorphous' solid is denser and could be water ‘frozen in time’.

Pots from a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop reveal mummification ingredients. Plus, what it will take to put a solar power station in space and how to write a popular science bestseller.