The news that thousands of women at risk of giving birth to sick children could benefit from a revolutionary technique to ensure that their babies are free from genetic disorders hit the headlines in Britain last month where the technique was developed. Five women in the country are pregnant after having their embryos tested using the technique, which can screen out the genes for common disorde...

An increasing number of researchers are concerned about a controversial plan by US colleagues to work alongside oil companies to hunt for fossil fuel reserves in the Arctic. The US Geological Survey is lining up a project with BP and Statoil to find oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean, under the auspices of a flagship scientific initiative intended to tackle global warming. Tackling climate change ...