Male butterflies have genes which give them a sexual preference for a partner with a similar appearance to themselves, according to new research.

Wren Therapeutics secures £18 million in funding to tackle protein misfolding diseases.

One hundred years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease: the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.

Scientists have sequenced 15 ancient genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia and were able to track the movements of the first humans as they spread across the Americas at “astonishing” speed during the last Ice Age, and also how they interacted with each other in the following millennia.

Researchers have set a new efficiency record for LEDs based on perovskite semiconductors, rivalling that of the best organic LEDs (OLEDs). 

Researchers have developed a new way to target the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease. 

The Chemistry of Health building, a new facility dedicated to the use of chemical techniques to combat disease, in particular neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, was officially opened today in Cambridge. 

The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery in plants.

Leaders in fields from classics to Alzheimer’s research are recognised today in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.