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An atmosphere around an Earth-sized planet has been detected for the first time by UK scientists.

Yoga practitioners preach the power of breath control; meditators know it works, and people with panic attacks are told...

A man paralysed from the neck down has been able to drink a coffee and feed himself for the first time in 8 years...

The venom of one of the world's most dangerous spiders can powerfully protect brain cells following a stroke, a...

A drug that reverses the ageing process and makes balding mice hairy again, restores kidney function and enables the...

From the noses of West Africans, South Asians, East Asians, and Northern Europeans, new research has found populations...

A biochemical test for autism has been developed by scientists in the US.

A new way to tackle brain tumours has been tested successfully in mice by researchers in the US.

Male flies with faulty Shriveled are infertile, and also have testes that shrink and shrivel with age.

How tooth calculi are helping archaeologists to unpick what our ancestors were eating...

Scientists have constructed artificial chromosomes capable of genetically “booting up” and running in cultured cells.

Scientists have come up with a potential new way to help patients affected by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Researchers have found that the brain activity in someone listening to a story bears similarity to the person telling...

The world is generating data at a rate that is rising exponentially. In fact, the human population has produced more...

A number of studies have shown that individuals who complain of irritable bowel (IBS) symptoms also have changes to the...

Bumblebees have been trained to roll a ball into a “goal” in reward for sugar-water. They were able to pick up the...

Promoting social causes online can mobilise millions and raise huge sums of money. But it only leads to long term...

Scientists have discovered that the sea may have its own pollution solution in the shape of seagrasses, which come with...

More than 150 years ago the Irish-born physician Robert Todd penned the first description of the phenomenon now known...

It’s time for our Gene of the Month, and to celebrate Valentine’s day we’ve picked the most romantic molecule we could...

Fourteen new developmental disorders have been discovered by a team led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...

Doctors have successfully treated two baby girls with cancer using gene-edited immune cells.

An international collaboration of researchers has discovered 83 new genetic variations linked to human height.

A decade ago e-cigarettes were a pipe-dream. Now they're mainstream, and usage is rising fast. But are they safer...