The more we learn about chimpanzees, the more they resemble us – but the further back in time our shared ancestor seems to be ...

Unusually high temperatures over the mountainous region can kick-start a chain of events that ultimately leads to a severe ...

The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process ...

Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract ...

These images from photographer and soil ecologist Frank Ashwood's new book The World Beneath Our Feet zoom in on life for the ...

Feedback admits to long-term issues with plant care, but isn't sure if a new gizmo aimed at turning them into "emotionally ...

Experiments at the CERN particle physics laboratory show that antimatter falls down, not up. Therefore, an antimatter black ...

The stories we tell about the Vikings often say more about us than them. Archaeologist Neil Price's new book The Sea-King and ...

Although one reader thinks it would be virtually impossible to tell if animals have a sense of beauty, they give their two ...

Time, the September read for the New Scientist Book Club, is a dreamer’s book, full of curiosity, love, fun, art – and ...

Most dogs I have owned looked up when there was a treat in my hand. Some dogs learn that food lives on tables and kitchen ...

What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away from us (continued)?