Analysis of ancient DNA from Siberia finds human hunting probably not to blame
Physician who created the UK’s first liver transplant programme and worked with George Best to highlight the dangers of alcohol
The cosmologist, author and Twitter sensation on ‘heat death’, getting heckled by Stephen Hawking – and being name-checked on a No 1 album
As schools around the world prepare to reopen, emerging scientific evidence about children and coronavirus is coming to light
Lucy spacecraft has passed its system integration review and can now be assembled and tested
Surge in tablets sold as benzodiazepines, used to treat anxiety or insomnia, linked to hospitalisations and deaths
Researchers discover links with earlier puberty and signs of more rapid cellular ageing
Scientists have discovered the tool our stone-age ancestors used to manufacture rope – a milestone in technological development
Research suggests standard definition of life may be too restrictive for complexities of space
Made from cow’s bile, garlic and onions, Bald’s eyesalve was meant to cure styes, but scientists believe it could deal with antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections