Martian organics arose on the planet, but not through biology

Claimed evidence for human activity in Madagascar 10,000 years ago does not stand up, researchers say.

Investigating how the octopus got its smarts

Causality disappears at the flick of a switch

Scientists decode opium poppy genome

Hello quantum world

Using 29 DNA codes that are common to species across the tree of life, researchers have placed the emergence of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) at an extraordinarily early 4.5 billion years ago – just an eye-blink after our planet formed.

Humans are giving many other species cancer: Meta-analysis finds enough to classify Homo sapiens as an “oncogenic species”

Group loyalty is inherent, not learned: The simple status of belonging is enough to trigger defence and aggression

More than 50% of armadillos carry leprosy