Stick insects are notoriously difficult to spot, and it's not just because they're camouflaged. Scientists in Australia have just discovered two entirely new species of stick insect in areas of the ...

Two of Earth's largest ice sheets have lost more than 12 trillion US tons of ice in just 47 years, according to a major report authored by 58 scientists from institutions around the world.

ADHD comprises a set of symptoms that affect our already unique spheres of awareness.  This neurodevelopmental condition may ...

Diet and exercise can both influence how long you live, but research suggests they're not the single greatest predictor of ...

We've known for decades that multiple sclerosis (MS) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are linked, and experts think it's probably ...

Woolly mammoths – elephant-sized relatives of modern elephants wrapped in thick fur – once roamed the frozen grasslands of ...

A new study suggests that a familiar habit is associated with having more of it: continuing aerobic exercise across decades.

There's a lot more to sleep than just the amount of time that passes between you drifting off and waking up again – and the ...

Exercise is good for you – that much we can all agree on – but which exercises work best for which types of benefit? Knowing ...

It's hard to imagine a system of physics simpler than a billiard table. Send a ball across the table, and its path follows a ...

There's no proof of other life beyond Earth yet, but scientists are constantly looking out and listening for signs that we're not actually alone in the Universe.

The rhythms of prehistoric cyclones and other extreme weather events could be mapped using the shell on a land snail's back, ...