The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years – 5,000 years ...

While we all celebrate our birthdays every 12 months (our chronological age), it doesn't always match up with the rate at ...

Sharks in the Bahamas have tested positive for cocaine, a new study concludes. Researchers from the Bahamas, Brazil, and ...

Sperm are produced continuously from puberty onwards and can be stored in the reproductive tract before ejaculation. That ...

Around 7 million years ago, a little creature braved wildcats and hyenas to cross the floodplains of Bulgaria – and she may ...

Migratory freshwater fish populations crucial to river health and sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people are in ...

Earth's days are becoming longer as human-driven climate change melts glaciers and ice sheets, redistributing our planet's ...

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists ...

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its ...

"How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal quite a lot about your ...

CERN scientists on Tuesday pulled off the unprecedented feat of transporting antiprotons by road, successfully test-driving ...

The Great Salt Lake is so named because of the salinity of its water, but a new study appears to have detected a huge ...