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Breast-feeding manipulates the microbes in the intestine, which in turn produces lifelong changes in the fabric of the...

Up to a quarter of the world's existing languages are facing the threat of extinction, says UK scientists.

Watching gripping action-packed movies makes you eat more, so would-be dieters are advised to switch over to Question...

The day when we can grow fully-functioning organs in a dish have come a step closer, with a lab-grown thymus.

Researchers have analysed the patterns of gene activity in regrowing lizard tails, paving the way for better...

The lungs of sufferers of cystic fibrosis, an inherited airway disease, fail to respond to inhaled bacteria, leading to...

Nerve cells forming a "sleep-switch", lost from the brain through the effects of ageing and disease, leads to...

Tattoos could be a new form of human battery...

An international research team has unveiled the complete genome sequence of the common marmoset.

Researchers have discovered that elephants are nature's champion sniffers.

Spider silk is the strongest substance known in nature, but how is this fibre it made and will we ever be able to...

Fears and phobias can be passed from mother to offspring through a smell signal, according to scientists.

People are quick to judge, as researchers identify facial features that people associate with personality traits in a...

It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialed on the roads of the UK by January 2015.

Seals use offshore wind farms as bases for their hunting and fishing exploits, new research has shown.

Beef is 10 times more damaging to the environment than any other form of livestock.

Scientists have uncovered 80 previously unknown genes, which may play a role in a person's risk of developing...

Dental plaque found on ancient skeletons has provided clues to our eating habits at the dawn of agriculture.

Bacteria in our stomachs can quickly and effectively seek out injuries in the gut lining, sometimes causing ulcers or...

Your genetic make-up determines who you make friends with, new research has revealed.

Many people will have noticed the moon looking especially big and bright recently. This is because of a phenomenon...

Electronic devices "printed" by an inkjet printer and powered by smartphone signals have been announced by...

New research shows that frogs and toads can become resistant to the deadly fungus that has been wiping them out.

Data on what we like to buy in supermarkets may help identify the source of food-related illness outbreaks.