Mosquito Maladies

The days when malaria could be called a fatal disease are past now, but we still have a long way to go.

Research towards combating the disease has evolved at a trem...

Okja Director Bong Joon-Ho: 'In Films Animals Are Either Soul Mates or Butchered

The director’s bold and bonkers fantasies have sparked comparisons with Spielberg, and his latest film delivers a chilling message via the relationship between a girl...

The Uncertain Fate Of The Worlds Most Important Freezer

In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Trust was heralded as one of the greatest inventions of the year. Located on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between ...

A Pinprick To Detect Cancer

While the humble blood test has for long been the touchstone to catch diabetes, malaria and HIV, companies are now drawing on knowledge from human genetics to make blood te...

Genetic Map Of Dogs Evolution Sheds Light On Cancer & Diabetes

An evolutionary tree of more than 161 dog breeds has been mapped out by geneticists, showing which types are closely related to each other. The research will obviously be o...

Invisible Farmers: Young Women Injecting New Ideas Into Agriculture

Anika Molesworth is enjoying experimenting with drones on her family’s farm at Broken Hill but the sheep are not cooperating. “The drones are not quite a toy bu...

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ANGER

What causes road rage?
Why does one get angry?
What is behind domestic violence?
Can it be controlled?
Why do people make a public display...

Rules Of Memory 'Beautifully' Written

What really happens when we make and store memories has been unravelled in a discovery that surprised even the scientists who made it. The US and Japanese team found that t...

Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection

OF THE MANY great things promised by Crispr gene editing technology, the ability to eliminate disease by modifying organisms might just top the list. But doing that require...