We cannot escape the dimensions of the classical Universe – three spatial directions and the inexorable march of time. But gravity may not be bound by the same rules that apply to flesh and stone. It ...

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

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.

Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought. An active rift has reached a ...

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

It's not every day that a new species is discovered. Nope, that figure is closer to 44 new species per day, on average, as science identifies over 16,000 new organisms per year. Many of these may be ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Losing muscle as you get older is something that happens to lots of people, but the consequences could be more serious than ...

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

Scientists have identified eight chemicals commonly used to preserve food that are linked to a greater risk of high blood pressure.