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With the annual Perseid meteor shower hitting its peak this week what's the best way to spot a shooting star?

New research suggests that the soil around ancient human remains has much to tell us about how those people died.

Using a protein from squids, US scientists have created an infrared invisibility cloak.

Music is far more than a string of individually-sounded notes, and the way pianists strike the keys has similarities...

Radio astronomers have made the first measurements of the magnetic field around the black hole at the centre of the...

New research suggests that global warming trends are being disguised by historical CFC emissions...

Device tells smart phone how fast you’re burning fat and could help patients to control diabetes...

This week the world’s first lab grown beef burger was cooked and eaten in London. But how was it made and why is it...

A Japanese toilet manufacturer has found that their high-tech models are susceptible to hackers...

Girls with Anorexia show a mild echo of the characteristics of Autism new research has found...

Have we uncovered the genetic trigger for allergy?

Scientists have converted adult cells into stem cells using just a handful of chemicals.

Researchers studying people in Bangladesh have tracked down genetic regions that affect susceptibility to cholera...

Scientists have discovered that mice carrying a faulty version of a gene called Mrap2 gain weight, while eating the...

A tiny diamond-based sensor 1/50,000th of a millimetre across can be used to measure the temperature at specific points...

Mice with humanised livers are allowing scientists to study hepatitis C virus infections thanks to a US breakthrough.

A gorilla image the same size as a box of matches superimposed into a chest CT scan was missed by over 80% of a group...

The number of people with sickle cell anaemia is set to rise dramatically in the next 40 years.

Close study of the genome of the oil palm tree could result in significantly increased palm oil yield.

A dipstick test for plague on the way

The World Transplant Games celebrates the sporting achievement of transplant patients. Priya and Claudia give you 11...

Irregular bedtimes in young children may be associated with reduced academic performance, a UK study has shown.

‘Marking’ through a dance can actually be more beneficial than dancing it properly in rehearsal.

Ultra-lightweight electronics fashioned from thin plastic films formed into microcircuits have been developed in Japan...