Losing weight, and keeping it off, can be notoriously difficult. Now scientists may have uncovered one reason why: obesity ...

From soothing warblers to screeching owls, scientists have worked out exactly which birdsongs calm us down – and which ones grate ...

Taking statins could potentially cut dementia risk in people with type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. A study that tracked over 132,000 individuals in Denmark for a decade found that those who ...

Off the east coast of Greenland, scientists are studying the fate of the Atlantic Ocean circulation. Others are looking to ...

Constipation affects 1 in 7 adults, yet most cases come down to everyday habits – not serious illness. Gastroenterologists share six science-backed changes, from toilet posture to fibre intake, that ...

Vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough (known as pertussis) and tetanus are others that also show ...

The 'nocebo' can render medical interventions ineffective, conjure up adverse side effects or even lead to real symptoms ...

First established in a series of findings in 1977, the illusory truth effect has shown that repeated information increases ...

At first, NASA’s Moon base will resemble something of a “junkyard”, the head of NASA, Jared Isaacman, told The New York Times ...

That’s not as outlandish as it might seem – in 2014, six forgotten vials of freeze-dried smallpox, dating back to the 1950s, ...

A wide range of activities were included in the study: the ‘participatory arts’ like singing, dancing, painting, photography ...

Voyager, based in the US, is one of the companies building those space stations (as well as working on its own in-space ...