Stories by Matthew Warren

Synthetic DNA seems to behave like the natural variety, suggesting a broader swathe of chemicals could support life than the four that evolved on Earth

As BepiColombo heads to long-neglected Mercury, a look at which planets attract scientific missions, and why

This new approach to predictive medicine takes genomics research by storm, but still generates controversy

Research casts doubt on the idea that a gene linked to language evolution is special to modern humans