The days of prickly plants being a thorn in the side of gardeners may be drawing to a close. Scientists have discovered that the same family of genes is...

Larry Richardson’s online profile suggested that he was a young mathematician with significant potential. According to Google Scholar — a website widely...

The memory powers of fish may have been unfairly maligned, with researchers finding that they can recall an escape route many months after first learning...

Frozen samples of endangered animals should be flown to and stored on the moon in a “lunar ark” in case of global disaster, scientists have said. Proposals to...

The grief of losing a loved one can make you age faster, a study suggests, providing new evidence that bereavement can have a negative impact on your health....

The new generation of weight loss drugs may not only help you give up food, but smoking too. A study has found that people prescribed Ozempic for type 2...

Switching to a vegan diet rich in vegetables and low in junk food may rapidly reverse one of the biological hallmarks of ageing, a study has suggested....

A new technology could dramatically reduce the time it takes to identify the correct treatment for sepsis infections, potentially saving many thousands of...

Nasa has found a rock on Mars that “may have hosted microbial life”, making it the most exciting sample collected by the Perseverance rover in its hunt for...

In 1972, Michael Jackson sang about how Rockin’ Robin was rockin’ in the treetops all day long. He did so at a suitably rockin’ 173 beats per minute. Just...