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Academic success at the end of compulsory education may be down to genetics.

Premature birth is linked to a socially withdrawn personality, resulting in adults who are more neurotic, anxious and...

Unexpected internal structures have been found in the teeth of T.rex, amongst other dinosaurs...

A fossil snake unlike any other has been discovered - it has 4 legs! Could this settle some arguments about the...

Work has begun on what will become one of the world's largest modern wooden buildings. So why the wooden...

A landmark study showed that de-working Kenyan children boosted school attendance. Now a second look is shedding doubt...

Arctic sea ice may be more resilient to changes in climate than we previously thought...

An eyedrop formulation can reverse cataracts in days, a new study has revealed.

A new, rocket-powered punt powered by Chelsea buns has been launched by the Cambridge Science Centre...

A new test matches up a person’s personality traits of empathy and systemizing with the music that they like to listen...

Clouds formed by plankton are much brighter than those formed by pollution and could be used to help combat climate...

Regularly drinking sugary drinks can increase your risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 20%.

Rather than pitch or volume, it appears that the roughness of a scream is what grabs our attention...

A large study from the US shows a strong link between being a funeral director and the risk of developing motorneurone...

Human screams tap into a unique set of reserved frequencies that cause the brain to interpret them as urgent, chilling...

Balls of brain tissue grown using stem cells from patients with autism are helping to shed light on the cause of the...

Mexican cave fish adapted to cycles of starvation and binge- eating have gene changes identical to some obese humans.

What makes brains age, and a way to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, has been uncovered by US...

A genetic tendency to overactivity in certain brain regions has been shown to cause anxiety and depression in up to...

A new method for measuring biological age - the decline in organ function - has been used for the first time in young...

Achieving pain-killing benefits from medical marijuana use without negative mood- and memory-altering side effects may...

The biological pathway that determines how mice feel pain is completely different in males and females, and could...

Women change colour across the month and become subtly redder when they are at their most fertile, a new study has...

Doses of antibiotics administered in babyhood trigger lifelong metabolic effects, including heightened risk of obesity...