There are signs deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that an exploding star once sent cosmic rays blasting out towards Earth, and ...

The rhythm of an infant's brain activity seems to put them in constant learning mode, whereas that of an adult may allow them ...

The shared ancestor of our species, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans may be far older than we thought – which could ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

Novels need a gripping story to stay popular as the decades pass, but it seems that other less-obvious factors may also ...

Stratospheric temperatures in Antarctica are spiking, which could see strange weather unfold across the southern hemisphere ...

The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turned cheetahs, some of which died thousands of ...

Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US ...

Scientists have studied the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in ...

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have ...

Severe lung inflammation has been linked to symptoms resembling post-traumatic stress disorder in mice, which could help us better treat and prevent the mental health condition ...

The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and ...