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Oxford receives £16.5m for psychosis research

Researchers at Oxford University are to lead a research programme into the antipsychotic properties of cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is one of the chemicals found in marijuana but it is distinct...
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The metabolic key to novel therapies

Hijacking immune cells’ metabolism has potential in MS and cancer therapy

Dr Nick Lane on the origin of life

Cherwell talks to the UCL researcher and popular science writer to investigate the media hype surrounding his ideas on life’s beginning

Not so supertrees after all

Cities may never provide havens for the natural world

Science may be far from true

Rachel Dunne on a branch of philosophy that argues that progress is biased by social factors

Bigger babies? So what?

Taking a closer look at the claim that caesarean sections are driving evolution

The smell of Christmas

The discovery of molecules responsible for the smell of frankincense may revolutionise the perfume industry and save a species

Sustainable journalism?

The way in which environmental research is presented hugely impacts public perception, says Stephen Lezak

Editing genes: Can we? Should we?

The development of CRISPR paves the way for human gene therapy. Calum Stephenson argues that it is our moral duty to see it through.

Interview: Elspeth Garman

Professor Garman explains how she drives scientific progression from behind the scenes, the Garman limit, and the unintended difficulties with female quotas

Planet Earth: Ten Years On

 Paris Jaggers “Today, much has changed.” So says David Attenborough in the opening scene of the BBC’s new sequel to Planet Earth, which first aired...

Antibiotic apocalypse

Considering the extent of the antibiotic resistance threat and what needs to be done

Poetry through a rose-tinted telescope

Lily Begg explores the cosmos

Interview: Sir Paul Nurse

The Nobel Laureate discusses new Institutes, his aims for women in labs, and post-Brexit hopes

Are sunscreens letting us down?

Philip Baker investigates why melanoma is still on the rise despite increased sunscreen use

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