James Randerson

James Randerson and Ed Pilkington describe how the purchase of ‘Ida’ was a huge gamble for the scientist who secured the specimen.

One-fifth of Indian herbal medicines available over the internet contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, according to researchers.

Had Usain Bolt not begun his celebrations 20m before the finish of the Olympic 100m final, he may have smashed his record by a further 0,14 seconds.

Outlook for monkeys, apes and other primates has dramatically worsened. Nearly half of all primate species are threatened with extinction.

Nearly half of all primate species are now threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new evaluation.

Giving children with epilepsy a special low-carb diet reduces the number of seizures they experience by 75% compared with children on a normal diet.

One of the world’s most distinguished physicists has scrutinised some science-fiction concepts, such as teleportation and forcefields, and is convinced that they can become…

It might seem the epitome of a David versus Goliath mismatch — up to 12 tonnes of heavily armoured mammal flesh versus a few hundred milligrams of irritating insect — but despite…

For the retired businessman bored with zero gravity flights, heli- skiing, flying ex-military Russian Mig fighter jets and swimming with sharks, climbing Everest can be the…

Cellphone masts do not cause harmful short-term health effects, according to a study of people who say they experience symptoms when they are close to them. The study dealt…

Deep in the Congolese jungle is a band of apes that, according to local legend, kill lions, catch fish and even howl at the moon. Local hunters speak of massive creatures that…

A mathematical problem that remained unsolved for more than a century has finally been cracked by an international team of 18 scientists. The puzzle, which is so complex that its…

Scientists have developed a test for the early diagnosis of lung cancer. They hope that analysis of the genes that are switched on and off in cells lining the airways leading to…

A limitless supply of spare organs, hard evidence of aliens and a machine that puts you in the mind of an animal. These are some of the predictions made about the world of 2056…

The richest 1% of adults in the world own 40% of the planet’s wealth, according to the largest study yet of wealth distribution. The report also finds that those in financial…