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Researchers have made a step forward in understanding the gene fault lying behind a rare balding condition.

Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in California say they have new evidence that autism begins...

In a major step forward in biological engineering, researchers have created the first ‘designer’ artificial yeast...

Research has shown that eye-contact with a cereal packet makes you more likely to buy it...

A new blood test pioneered by doctors in the US will make asthma much easier to diagnose...

Gravity measurements suggest the Saturnian moon Enceladus has a subsurface ocean lurking 30 kilometres below the icy...

Wednesday, the 2nd of April was World Autism Awareness Day. Here's your Quick Fire Science to help you get to...

Planetary scientists are getting very excited this week as it's announced the discovery of a dwarf planet...

A black box recorder might hold the most clues to how Malaysian Airways Flight MH370 crashed - but how do they work?

Three cellulosic ethanol plants are set to come online in the US in the next few months, but will they work in the...

Cuckoo chicks living in crows' nests may benefit their hosts.

With the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 still missing after nearly two weeks, some people are asking how you can lose...

Some people are more susceptible to catching yawns from other people, and this isn't, as previously thought,...

A gel that can be applied up to three hours after sexual activity could protect women against HIV infection, new...

A team led by scientists from Switzerland, Denmark and the UK have unearthed a ‘microbial Pompeii’ on the teeth of 1,...

US researchers have discovered that a single gene controls the complex wing patterns in female swallowtail butterflies.

A breakthrough from researchers in California could provide a solution to the shortage of donor organs for liver...

Where baby sea turtles go during their first formative years out at sea has been revealed, cracking a 50 year old...

Are meat eggs, milk and cheese as deadly as smoking? Could a high protein Atkins diet lead to an earlier death?

Even the deepest-dwelling fish cannot survive at the lowest reaches of the ocean. Now scientists think they know why...

Scientists have resuscitated a massive virus that has lain frozen for 30,000 years in Siberian permafrost.

What causes the phenomenal natural light show that is the Northern Lights?

Wind turbines play a key role in tackling climate change, but now it seems they may also be able to mitigate hurricanes...

Brain-training exercises to boost visual awareness might be the way for baseball players to gain an edge over the...