Risk and uncertainty

The first images of an upward surge of the Sun’s gases into quiescent coronal loops have been identified by an international team of scientists. The...

A landmark study of criminal activity in teenagers indicates that some never see crime as a course of action while others are vulnerable to...

Ever headed out for the day expecting bright sunshine, only to end up getting soaked in a downpour instead? If you’re reading this in the UK, chances...

A programme convening business leaders and policy makers is helping to identify the value to business of nature – and the step changes needed to...

Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal working hours...

Focussing too much on the present and not using past experience to make decisions could be linked to suicide in elderly depressed adults, researchers...

Scientists at Strangeways Research Laboratory are leading the search for the ‘genetic cards’ that determine an individual’s risk of cancer.

Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature...