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The neurological signalling system that carries itch sensations has been unravelled, paving the way for new pruritus...

Is it possible to start seeing music everywhere? And if so, why and how does this happen? Case studies by Oliver Sacks.

Could music help people with stroke?

The more you explore your environment, the higher the rate of new brain cell birth in your hippocampus. Well, for mice...

Researchers in Canada have discovered that the pigmentation in butterfly wings indicates how far they migrate...

Early farming evolved among cultures who developed property rights, new research suggests...

Discharging of polyisobutene at sea has killed or injured 4,000 birds...

Angelina Jolie has revealed that she carries a gene which predisposes her to breast cancer. Here's the Quickfire...

Actress Angelina Jolie chose to have a double mastectomy because she carries a gene called BRCA1, which increases her...

Water that hasn't seen the light of day, or had contact with the Earth's atmosphere, for 2.5 billion years...

Malaria manipulates infected mosquitoes, making them more attracted to human skin odours, new research has revealed.

The blood of young mice reverses heart failure in elderly mice

Scientists in Switzerland are the first to show that the two different types of fat in mammals - brown and white fat -...

New data from the turtle genome has helped to shed light on the evolutionary mystery surrounding these unusual...

The fate of one of the world's main sources of helium is about to be decided - and prices are set to soar sky high...

A research team from Thailand have developed a DNA-based vaccine to treat dust mite allergies.

A “cloaking device”, capable of rendering objects invisible to microwave light, has been produced using a 3-D printer.

This week the world's first gun made entirely from a 3D printer was successfully fired. Here's the...

Scientists in China have developed a sensor that can reveal when food might be bad to eat because it’s been poorly...

IBM have created the world's smallest movie using atoms - here's how they did it!

From 1 December this year, farmers in the EU will be banned from using three insecticides on crops that attract bees...

Water detected on Jupiter where it shouldn't be has been tracked to a recent comet impact...

A gene linked to a badly-timed body clock can also cause migraines, new research has shown...

Honey contituents activate detox and anti-bacterial genes in bees, allowing them to break down pesticides and fend off...