NASA crew members practise emergency rescue drills in a 40-foot-deep pool simulating the lunar surface, as part of tests on a new generation of spacesuit, the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep

The alvarezsaurs were thought to have evolved a smaller stature because of their diet of ants and termites, but a new fossil found in Argentina casts doubt on that theory

The alvarezsaurs were thought to have evolved a smaller stature because of their diet of ants and termites, but a new fossil found in Argentina casts doubt on that theory

CRISPR screens identify ZBTB7A as a tumor suppressor gene, and therapeutic targeting of KDM4 restores its expression to promote AML differentiation.

The magnitude and quality of the B cell response to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine boost depend on the primary series vaccine platform.

RSV and SARS-CoV-2 infections induce similar interferon but distinct inflammatory, epigenetic, and natural killer cell responses in infants.

A dual-action peptide that activates MST1 can expand and stabilize murine and human regulatory T cells to induce therapeutic immune tolerance.

Actin depolymerization promotes axon regeneration and neuroprotection by enhancing axonal mitochondrial transport.

Interleukin-1–mediated hyaluronan synthesis in transplanted grafts promotes fibrotic remodeling because of lymphatic disruption.

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but whether this treatment – or fasting – actually adds years to your life isn't guaranteed

The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but whether this treatment – or fasting – actually adds years to your life isn't guaranteed

Fins washing up in the North Pacific suggest that orcas from one subspecies are snacking on other orcas, and researchers think that may explain their different social dynamics

Fins washing up in the North Pacific suggest that orcas from one subspecies are snacking on other orcas, and researchers think that may explain their different social dynamics

A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will be made available on the NHS

A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will be made available on the NHS