A team of researchers including Museum scientists published today the most comprehensive documentation of a sperm whale birth ever recorded. The two studies document an entire sperm whale unit—w ...

Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction, with new Adelaide University research revealing the navigational ...

Some of the signs of ageing in human cells originate in the cell nucleus, because the packaged form of DNA changes with age.

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often ...

Why doesn’t dark matter collapse? Think about it, gravity pulls on it. There’s a huge amount of it; outweighing all the ...

When it comes to reproduction, female biology is often described in terms of a ticking clock. Women are born with most of ...

For amateur and avid gardeners alike, the arrival of spring often launches planting season: Time to toil in the soil!

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often don’t know is that dementia can cause many ...

Batteries that use solid metal as their charge-carrying electrolyte could potentially be a safer and far more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, these solid-state batteries ha ...

Swarms of pico-satellites could work together as a single large antenna for direct-to-smartphone communications, as reported ...

Researchers have determined how a key protein activates brown fat by expanding blood vessels and nerves in the ...

The Boltzmann brain hypothesis states that, between the Big Bang occurring and a fully-formed brain suddenly popping into ...