Saint Nicholas is said to have a twinkle in his eye, but there's a real health condition that creates a similar effect in ...

Desserts also behave differently once they reach the gut. Compared with foods rich in protein or fat, sugary and carbohydrate ...

A molten lava world cloaked in a thick envelope of vaporized rock could be the strongest evidence we have yet of a rocky ...

A newly discovered exoplanet has to take the crown for the weirdest world we've ever spotted out there in the Milky Way galaxy.

The borderlands of black holes ought to be chaotic spaces where the rate at which matter is drawn across into oblivion is ...

Dozens of laboratory mice allowed to roam a large outdoor enclosure returned to a typical level of mouse anxiety after just ...

It's one of humanity's scariest what-ifs – that the technology we develop to make our lives better develops a will of its own ...

And modern research is showing we may actually have dozens of senses. Odours in low-fat yogurts can make them feel richer and ...

A compound produced by gut bacteria could play a vital role in managing and preventing type 2 diabetes, according to a study ...

Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit.

Large doses of vitamin C may provide our lungs with a degree of protection from the harmful effects of fine particles in the ...

Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and floofiness), but if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, the problem might ...