South Africa’s recently updated research ethics guidelines provide guidance on oversight into heritable human genome editing, and they should not be interpreted as a green light.

The outgoing Biden administration recently reversed a ban on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. The ban had been imposed by the White House and observed by ...

Consuming adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids from food sources can help offset the need for obtaining the nutrients from vitamins.

But what about personality traits? Are they simply part of who we are, or do they play a larger role in determining our labour market success? Recent research my colleagues and I conducted explores ...

To identify threats to the health of mothers and children, birth cohort studies look at groups of moms and their babies from birth or even earlier and follow them for many years.

A largely faithful adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2016 novel, Edward Berger’s Conclave narrates the election of a new pope after the sudden death of the pontiff. The film draws on Harris’s research ...

Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where needs are greatest and how much funding is needed to help some of the most vulnerable people on Earth.

The so-called “axis of the vulnerable” is breaking in Syria. Starting in 2016, Russia and Iran, propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad, needed more than a year of bombing, ground assaults and siege ...

During winter, many of us use fragrances to help create a cosy, festive feeling in our homes. From gingerbread, cinnamon and pine scented candles to frankincense and myrrh diffusers, it’s becoming ...

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad that it’s sometimes hard to discern anything more than a few metres in front of you. And it is affecting people’s health. Breathing is uncomfortable, and one of us ...

He is orange in the same way that some people are redheaded, some horses are brown, or some dogs are Irish setters, but there is one important difference. For all other animals, including redheaded ...

Hello Kitty doesn’t look her age. And despite recently turning 50, she is showing no signs of slowing down.