Sci-fi stories feel irrelevant to writer Kim Stanley Robinson now as his focus shifts to climate change

Company seeking to use technology to treat anxiety and PTSD

Findings provide ‘more evidence that there is a gut-brain connection’

A new study hints that odour-based screens could quash outbreaks. Some experts are sceptical

If you’re worried about harmful bacteria getting inside and making you sick, relax

How ‘mini-brains’ grown in laboratories are helping us understand human brain development

Older people can now have the recall of a 20-year-old, with the help of a gentle brain stimulator. Pity the therapy won’t be widely available for years

The body’s microbial community may be playing a role in dementia and autism

Study turns upside down belief that hole formation could only happen in regions bombarded by powerful radiation

An evolutionary biologist has begun editing genes in living fish eggs to probe how fins became hands and feet

Greater emphasis is put on learning through play instead of traditional formal lessons

Surgeries labelled ‘one of the finest achievements in the field of regenerative medicine’