The finding that spermine molecules in cells bind to iron to prevent it unleashing ferroptosis, a type of cell death, opens up strategies for treating tissue damage and cancer.

Hemithioindigo-based molecular motors are driven by visible light and their rotation has been branded as ‘sunlight-powered’, but for a decade this ability has remained unexploited. Now, a subtle ...

PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham plans to give more power to UK cities and regions, which raise only 8% of tax ⁠revenues versus a 37% rich-country average. But decentralisation elsewhere has proven better ...