CRISPR babies: new details on the experiment that shocked the world
He Jiankui has now revealed far more about his CRISPR project, in which he edited multiple embryos to make future children resistant to some strains of HIV
CRISPR scientist says another woman is pregnant with an edited embryo
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies, says another may be on the way
Roadkill deaths halved on Australian road thanks to a fence of sound
A network of alarms activated by approaching car headlights has stopped hundreds of animals from being run over and killed on an Australian highway
EU set to resist air industry attempts to limit climate change action
The global air industry wants to stop countries from cutting aviation emissions, but it is likely that the European Union won't agree to such a flawed plan
Seagrass loss off the coast of Kenya is fuelling climate change
Seagrass meadows grow along shallow ocean shores and lock-up carbon, but satellite imagery reveals that human activity is killing off this vital habitat
Some honeybees have four parents or no mother – and we don’t know why
The first genetic study of part-male, part-female honeybees shows these bees can have multiple fathers, but it's unclear how this happens
The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature
We used to think that our pre-historic switch to farming restricted our diets and deprived us of nutrition, but new evidence suggests this wasn’t the case
The best pollution masks for cyclists block half of bad particles
A rigorous experiment that tested anti-pollution cycling masks in busy traffic found that some work better than others, and it all comes down to the design
Rats can make friends with robot rats and will rescue them when stuck
Rats that spend time exploring and playing with a robotic rat can become socially attached to it and even help it to escape when trapped
To truly blossom, science requires some unorthodox thinkers
What seem like odd ideas often lead to advances. Work on plant memory and learning could be the latest example of how thinking differently changes our view of the world