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Engaging in a more socially and physically challenging environment alters the type of fat in your body from white,...

Online computer gaming is sometimes viewed as a mere pastime without much outward benefit, but new research reveals how...

A neurochemical circuit that enables the brain to control the immune system has been revealed for the first time.

Overfished oceans may become dominated by jellyfish in the future, according to a report published this week in the...

Chronic fatigue syndrome is an extremely debilitating illness affecting 1-2% of the population. New research conducted...

Getting hitched and having children causes mens' testosterone levels to drop, painting a very different...

Humans have evolved to develop an over-inflated sense of our own abilities, scientists have discovered. This bullish...

The UK is a world-leader in applying geological knowledge to investigate crime. Using the strong UK base as a starting...

Regions of DNA between genes control protein expression...

Supporting a minimum price per unit of alcohol...

This week the British Geological Survey has released a 'risk list' for the supply of the metals essential for...

Plants able to grow on toxic explosive components could clean up contaminated compounds.

This week, an international team of researchers reported how they have used computer-aided design (or CAD) to build a...

New reports on Australopithecus sediba have shown that it displays characteristics of both modern humans and ancient...

A new form of thermal camouflage has been developed for military vehicles

Sea butterflies may disappear from the Arctic as oceans get more acidic.

Gold, platinum and many other precious metals are more common in the Earth's crust than models of the planet'...

...When it's been mislabeled. A new genetics study shows that no all eco-labeled fish are what they say they are.

A gene that acts as a regulatory pacemaker in pain-perceiving nerve cells can also trigger chronic, neuropathic pain,...

Scientists have identified the gene which allows a virus to manipulate its insect host’s behaviour for its own benefit...

A completely computer-generated model of the human heart that can successfully predict the effects of anti-arrhythmic...

Tiny gold rods may give us almost complete control over light waves.

Men are generally better at spatial awareness than women. But is this gender difference a result of nature or nurture...

The rock underneath forests can act as a previously unknown source of nitrogen...