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‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research | Autism

Autism groups and researchers have reacted with alarm to a federal research roadmap drawn up by advisers handpicked by the US health secretary, Robert...

How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’ | Psychology

The classic checklist for psychopathy was developed in 1980 by Prof Robert Hare, who is still the recognised giant of the territory. The 20...

Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds | Medical research

The current shingles vaccine appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to scientists who say it could help prevent...

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere | Space

The search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet...

One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000 | Buzz Aldrin

The felt-tip pen Buzz Aldrin used to fix a broken circuit-breaker and escape from the moon in 1969 has sold at auction in New...

Shipwrecks of Shackleton and Scott recreated in 3D digital form after deep sea expedition | Science

Moments after devouring the final glimmers of light, the seafloor offered nothing but darkness and silt. Then the bow appeared.More than 1,000ft (305 metres)...

Can humans hibernate their way to Mars? | Science

Nasa astronaut Sally Ride in her sleep restraint during the STS-7 mission on the space shuttle Challenger, June 1983. Photograph: Space Frontiers/Getty ImagesLong-term space...

Mushroom trip: a mycologist’s tour of the Tarkine | Fungi

Revered as one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas, Takayna/Tarkine is a place of legends. Freshwater crayfish that can reach almost a metre in...

‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis? | Men’s health

The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of...

Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds | Global health

Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis,...

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