Esoteric news

Many member states have decided to opt out of growing GM crops approved by the EU, but a proposal to also ban imports of genetically modified fodder looks doomed

An algorithm used to analyse earthquakes has been adapted to pick up the natural tremors in the brain. The technique could help spot tumours and dementia

A disciplinary hearing has begun against a pathologist whose research challenges child-abuse assumptions. She is the second doctor to be accused in five years

"Off-the-shelf" insulin-producing cells could be a simpler and potentially safer way to treat type 1 diabetes than using stem cells

The US has lost its chance to urge citizens to eat less meat for the sake of the environment. It's a travesty, says Josh Voorhees

Research on the psychology of loneliness suggests we need to rethink the mental health aspects of such crimes and empower communities

Harnessing the light-bending properties of metamaterials could help hide warm bodies from predators – and be scaled up to hide humans from heat-seeking missiles

This year's El Niño looks likely to be the largest in nearly 20 years, and countries from Kenya to Peru are on high alert

Twelve people have died in floods triggered by extreme rain coming in the wake of a hurricane. Such events might become more common as the atmosphere warms