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Study over 40-year period shows strong and continuing decline
A trailblazing Iranian who became famous as the first woman to win the Fields Medal
The Charlie Gard case serves as a reminder that any advance is an act of defiance
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Scientists say ‘little doubt’ that climate change is causing ice shelves to disappear
Radical theory suggests unseen hand of genetics is behind a higher IQ and longevity
A centuries-old tradition becomes a necessity in an age of shrinking research budgets
Scientists’ efforts to emulate the process of photosynthesis are flourishing
Scientific research justifies an extension of the EU pesticide ban
Goodbye Dippy, hello blue whale: an exclusive preview of the £12m museum revamp
Findings unlikely to calm debate on effect of neonicotinoids banned in EU
Using intuition is a rational response to cognitive overload but leaves us exposed
Paris touts excellence of engineers and openness to foreigners with brains and money
High-achieving couples are often puzzled when they have one smart offspring and others who are less so
Retraction of record 107 medical papers highlights pressure to ‘publish or perish’
New discoveries are making our species’ family tree ever more tangled
Moroccan finds push back the origin of our species by 100,000 years
Evolution of modern humans pushed back to 300,000 years ago, based on fossils from Morocco
Probe will journey inside superheated outer atmosphere to learn how stars work
Disorders treated by the technology have increased from 27 in 2005 to 82 today
Study reveals academic subjects most reliant on EU funds
Optimism that research can outsmart disease-carriers hits a setback
How experiments are recreating images of reality by reading our thoughts
Planet orbiting closest neighbouring star is mostly dry but could be habitable
