Michael Le Page

There are measurable changes in the way we run when we are short of sleep, which give us a clearer picture of how a lack of shut-eye affects our risk of injury

Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli

Descent passed from mother to daughter rather than from father to son, a study of more than 500 Iron Age individuals from north-east England suggests

'Official' projections for how much the world will warm are already catastrophic, and now it appears they significantly underestimate future warming

A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has produced positive results in a final-stage trial involving skin cancer, raising hopes that this approach could work against many cancers

Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up

Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks

A number of drugs designed to prevent muscle loss and boost muscle growth are being tested in clinical trials. Columnist Michael Le Page looks at whether building and maintaining muscles is about to get a whole lot easier

Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of five kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the river valley below

Something took a bite out of one of the biggest predators in Cambrian seas, an extraordinary fossil shows – and it could well be cannibalism