Science News

One of the most unusual things about the earth is the large amount of oxygen in its atmosphere, which isn't stable...

In a move that could make a critical contribution to forensic investigations, scientists have developed a powerful new...

Researchers in Massachusetts this week have discovered that the ability of our brains to determine whether a human face...

Psychologists working at the University of Berkeley have found that jet lag affects the brain’s ability to retain facts...

For the first time, researchers have pieced back together the evolutionary pathway that allowed mammals to take over...

Plants produce sugars by the process of photosynthesis; but how those sugars are exported from the cells that make them...

A Bose-Einstein condensate of photons has been produced that works at room temperature.

Spectral analysis has confirmed the sighting of the most distant galaxy ever seen, at a red shift of z=8.6...

A new model has been used to predict the numbers of Earth-size exoplanets, and found far more than we expected. Now we...

Enormous bubbles of gamma ray radiation may be evidence that the black hole at the centre of our Milky Way may have...

Scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have been colliding lead ions - allowing us to get an idea of conditions in...

New evidence from Galaxy Zoo suggests that galaxies with a central bar are more likely to contain older, red stars,...

A lot of us like a nice glass of wine at the end of the day, but for around 500 million people in the world, that’s not...

One of the world's most commonly performed surgical procedures - cataract surgery - could soon be revolutionised...

This week, researchers in Japan have shown that the colour of pea aphids can be changed by bacteria living inside them...

Whilst much is now known about how babies develop in utero, the mechanism that keeps the uterus in a relaxed state...

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery relating the structure of the placenta, the lifeline that connects...

New research has shown that a blast at the computer game Tetris in the wake of a traumatic experience could hold the...

As any parents, aunties or uncles know full well, kids get much more tired out simply walking around than adults do,...

When are you at your happiest? Research published this week shows that we are most happy when we’re concentrating on...

We’ve been living alongside cats for thousands of years but it’s taken until now to fully understand how they perform...

Analysis of ancient rocks in the far north of Scotland has provided strong evidence for a rise in oxygen levels 400...

Low cost calcium-blocking drugs already licensed to treat high blood pressure in humans could help to halt Parkinson...

A new website offers up a virtual tour of protected areas both above and below the waves