Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long ...

The breakthrough could one day allow doctors to repair disease-causing mutations in embryos.

A new study suggests the answer may trace back to two major shifts in human evolution: walking upright and growing bigger ...

If humans prefer the writing of AI to that of humans, will they stop writing? If AI does most of our writing, will we stop ...

At a very special library in Copenhagen, Denmark, the "books" being checked out are actual human beings, who offer 30-minute conversations on a wealth of subjects – allowing "readers" a better ...

The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the ...

An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 years ago. Columnist Michael Marshall explores how slings, ostrich eggs and woo ...