Parental care is a rarity among lizards, and despite the apparent intimacy of the Qinghai toad-headed agamas in our picture, they are no exception
Pregnant women taking an experimental drug to prevent masculinisation of female fetuses may not have been aware of controversy over the treatment
New tools to monitor the health of the financial system will only work if financial institutions provide the data to support them
New technologies are hoping to get us active, but is this a real trend or just a fad?
A new technique uses a glow known as electrochemiluminesence to reveal fingerprints
An experimental treatment for restoring fertility after cancer is surrounded by a drama that includes claims of arson, theft and jealousy
New research has reignited the debate about whether humans truly have free will. But what difference would it make if we didn't?
The popularity of the Mars Science Laboratory rover casts doubt on the idea that robotic explorers can't be as engaging as humans
Proteins can be made to function properly in waterless environments, a finding that could have applications in medicine and green chemistry
Dust is essential stuff in the cosmos. Everywhere we look we see it, but where does it all come from?
People with locked-in syndrome could use their eyes to mimic handwriting or drawing thanks to an optical illusion
Sending a current through a common houseplant can turn it into a touch-sensitive control interface
The new vaccine is the first to provide immunity against the real-world virus made famous by the film Contagion