Getty ImagesIn February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an idle boast.One was James Watson, an American biologist from the Cavendish laboratory; the other was his British research partner, Francis Crick. Their discovery - of the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ranks alongside those of Mendel and Darwin in its significance to modern science.The full Promethean power of their achievement would slowly emerge over decades of research by fellow...
Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid...
Paul KellyHe added that the organisation was a "huge supporter" of vaccination for poultry but recognised there were challenges, including the cost to farmers...
A palm-sized mammal that lives underground in California has been caught alive on camera for the first time.Three undergraduate students came up with...
The Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious gathering, has captivated global attention with its sheer scale and magnificence. With millions of devotees flocking to...
President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many...
Derek Humphry, a British-born journalist whose experience helping his terminally-ill wife end her life led him to become a crusading pioneer in the right-to-die...