As 2026 marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), topics such as new quality productive forces, ...

A week on from the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein 2026 Conference in London, New Food Deputy Editor Ben Cornwell reflects on the ideas, debates and breakthroughs that defined the event and why ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery that could accelerate and improve how medicines ...

An illustration of osteoporosis. (Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images) Research points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at work in the body, which could be targeted to treat the ...

Hair is pretty tricky. Unlike almost every other organ in the human body, which finishes its development in the womb, the ...

Cornell students reflect on the Artemis program seeking to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a sustained scientific presence there.

Bumblebee queens possess a remarkable ability to survive underwater for days, a feat achieved through a combination of physiological strategies. When their burrows flood, these queens enter an ...

A new study revisits a century-old question about how turbulence starts. The findings could potentially influence not only ...

Two new worm species were found living inside a real underwater "glass castle." ...

At the Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, Chinese companies captured global attention with a wave of ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

In an era marked by President Donald Trump’s wars and trade turbulence, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is counting on a plan to shield his country from the storm and win its race with the US: driving ...