Researcher who created gene-edited babies has been fired
He Jiankui has been dismissed by the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen after a preliminary investigation by provincial authorities
A meteorite hit the moon during yesterday’s total lunar eclipse
People watching the total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Monday morning noticed a brief flash of light, which has now been confirmed as a meteorite impact
A meteorite hit the moon during Monday’s total lunar eclipse
People watching the total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Monday morning noticed a brief flash of light, which has now been confirmed as a meteorite impact
Exclusive: DNA solves Rudolf Hess doppelgänger conspiracy theory
Adolf Hitler's deputy flew to Scotland in 1941 and was imprisoned for the rest of his life. But was the man in Spandau really Rudolf Hess? Now a DNA test has revealed the truth
France and others plan to tackle air pollution in Mediterranean sea
Creating a low emissions zone for shipping in the Mediterranean sea would cost €3 billion but should save €8 to 14 billion per year in health costs
Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole may be spewing matter right at us
The best image yet of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way shows that if it has a powerful jet like others do, it may be pointing at Earth
We’ve discovered a new type of blood vessel in our bones
There's a newly discovered network of blood vessels in our bones that are important for the immune system and could shed light on bone disease
The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought
Spain was seen as the only part of Europe humans struggled to colonise, allowing Neanderthals to cling on for longer – now that's being challenged
Creation of gene-edited babies in China may have been illegal
A report from the Chinese state news agency says that researcher He Jiankui's work was conducted "illegally", though the consequences of this are as yet unclear
Probability helps zebrafish stay in schools when faced with predators
Fish track the movement of their neighbours to swim in dense schools as they flee predators – and they pay more attention to the motion of some fish than others