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Scientists in Basel have shown that the lunar calendar significantly affects human sleep patterns...

A clotting-control system based on laser-activated nanoparticles has been developed by scientists in the US.

Claudia and Priya give you the facts about human powered flight

A scalpel that can discriminate healthy and cancerous tissue can tell surgeons if tumours have been completely removed...

A magic cocktail of seven chemicals can reprogramme adult cells to turn them into stem cells capable of producing any...

Intestinal bacteria with a taste for certain drugs dramatically affect responses to different medicines...

Genes have a significant effect on how much and what types of food we eat, new research has revealed.

HIV can be used as a gene therapy vector for in-born genetic disease.

New research suggests that chimps have an episodic memory for tasks they did three years ago.

A baby was born in the US this week, thanks to a new genetic screening technique for IVF embryos.

MRI scanning could aid in the diagnosis of autism in young infants, a US research group have found.

Thalidomide teams up with turmeric to kill cancer cells

Capturing carbon dioxide and storing it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but how safe is it?

Changes deep in the Earth's core are changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how long days are.

Nerves connecting up to cancers can trigger them to grow and spread, new research has revealed...

A solar-powered medical steriliser for third world countries uses nanoparticles to produce a scalding jet of bug-...

A gene called SIRT1, known to be involved in ageing and metabolism, also plays an important role in sleeping and waking...

US researchers have made the surprising discovery that two genes involved in taste also play a role in male fertility.

Nuclear fallout from Cold War nuclear tests could help to identify poached ivory...

Fire-fighters were killed in Arizona this week tackling a wildfire that got out of control. But how do blazes like this...

Researchers have published a new method to DNA sequence your personal ‘signature’ of gut bacteria...

The first example of humans using flowers to mourn has been uncovered by Israeli archaeologists...

The new H7N9 influenza virus identified in China poses a high risk to humans, researchers are now warning.

In a world first, a functioning liver has been grown from stem cells by scientists in Japan.