Wendy Zukerman

The answer to the problem of feeding the growing global population may be microscopic.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, presenter of the TV series Cosmos, has always had his eyes on the heavens.

Anti-wind farm groups insist the turbines are making people sick, but new studies suggest a surprisingly different cause.

A preference for male lab rats in clinical trials skews new drugs towards effectiveness in men.

Researchers are edging closer to reliable gene therapy, providing a revolution in healthcare.

Climate researchers are turning their minds to Plan B – manipulating the atmosphere to engineer a return to liveable conditions.

Continued debate over the existence of the G spot and even vaginal orgasms reflects a lack of solid science about women’s bodies.

Cancer researchers have turned to a largely forgotten treatment developed in the 1890s, injecting bacteria into tumours.

New research has reopened debate about the origins of oxygen, the precursor to complex organisms.

Birds, bees – even educated fleas do it. But why? Weird insect genitalia is helping unravel the evolutionary benefits of sex.

Subsidies encouraged Big Pharma to develop medication for very rare conditions. But there's a catch.

Antiretroviral drugs have been successful in holding HIV at bay. But the quest for an AIDS-free generation has a long way to go.

Artificial sweeteners may be leading to weight gain, but industry-funded studies seek to sugar-coat the research.

Geneticists are studying supercentenarians in the hope we can all hang on to our grey matter.

If Google is telling us what we want to know rather than surveying what is known, are its online search algorithms expanding our minds or reinforcing our biases?

Though too late for its veteran custodian, last month’s rare milestone in the world’s longest-running experiment caused excitement around the globe.

An incredible discovery finally offers evidence of how the Big Bang gave birth to our universe.