An impression made in clay around 175,000 years ago could be a kneeprint left by one of the builders of a strange stalagmite ...

The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and ...

A secret society of French mathematicians has been revolutionising the field of mathematics under a pseudonym for nearly a century. Columnist Jacob Aron finds that this mythic collective provided ...

Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to ...

A comprehensive study exploring coffee’s physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to polyphenols and ...

The long-term rise in IQ scores might be coming to a halt, but we should focus on improving social conditions rather than ...

Most people think the multiverse is just about "what-if" scenarios – other versions of you where you took that job in another city or turned left instead of right. But to a physicist, the multiverse ...