Beneath the American Midwest, on the continent of North America, the underside of Earth's crust is dripping into the ...

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving ...

Stimming – short for "self-stimulatory behaviour" – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people.

Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas.

A vaccine for shingles could protect against dementia according to a new study that took advantage of a quirk in Wales' ...

Just when you thought you could relax about putative 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, back it comes, with a vengeance.

The damage climate change will inflict on the world's economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious new king of ancient Egypt, buried in a network of tombs at Anubis Mountain.

Could microbes survive in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the Moon? This is what a recent study presented at ...

Older adults with ADHD are at higher risk of age-related dementias like Alzheimer's disease, and an international team of ...

The measles outbreak that began in west Texas in late January 2025 continues to grow, with 400 confirmed cases in Texas and ...

Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.