Mathematics is a "science which requires a great amount of imagination", said the 19th-century Russian maths professor Sofya ...

On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

And modern research is showing we may actually have dozens of senses. Odours in low-fat yogurts can make them feel richer and ...

As Christmas Eve draws near, we're reminded of the tireless elves behind the scenes, toiling in workshops to bring festive ...

A compound produced by gut bacteria could play a vital role in managing and preventing type 2 diabetes, according to a study ...

In new excavations centered around the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula on the grounds of the Tower of London, ...

Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit.

A research team led by Caltech may have just discovered the first-ever superkilonova, a cosmic phenomenon in which a star ...

Dozens of laboratory mice allowed to roam a large outdoor enclosure returned to a typical level of mouse anxiety after just one week, researchers observed, suggesting that 'rewilding' may prevent ...

The tension started to emerge from different datasets in the 2000s, mainly from the Hubble Space Telescope, and also recent ...

The drug is called NU-9, and a team from Northwestern University in the US tested it on mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

Cats have a reputation for aloofness (and floofiness), but if you and your feline friend aren't bonding, the problem might ...