Early humans had almost no hope of surviving severe burns, so evolution may have prioritised the selection of genes that heal ...

The US government’s proposal for a vast health database to study autism could improve our understanding of the condition – ...

Men who were embodying female avatars via virtual reality felt anger and disgust when catcalled, which could change the ...

An alternative periodic table of elements focusing on highly charged ions reveals new science that could support the quest ...

Laboratory measurements of crushed quartz suggest earthquakes generate huge volumes of hydrogen underground, a potential ...

Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos ...

Most supplements that claim to help your brain have never been thoroughly tested, but one has convinced even the most ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of ...

With ice and permafrost thawing fast, nations are racing to exploit the Arctic's newly accessible treasures. Yet there are ...

A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the ...