We celebrate our birthdays on the same day each year, but the truth is that different parts of our bodies are aging at ...

Canned salmon are the unlikely heroes of an accidental back-of-the-pantry natural history museum – preserving decades of Alaskan marine ecology in brine and tin.

The second half of July and the early days of August are the perfect time to get outside and look at the night sky.

The blue shark ( Prionace glauca) might be more than its name. Scientists investigating the sleek ocean predator's skin ...

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of ...

We're constantly told to "eat healthy" – but what does that actually mean? Even doctors sometimes struggle to offer clear, ...

Slow-motion earthquakes, as you might guess from the name, involve the release of pent-up geological energy over the course ...

Motes of plastic less than a micrometer across could outnumber larger fragments and particles floating through the oceans to a shocking extent, a new study has discovered.

Many GP surgeries and foot clinics don't have this kit. And in many people, especially those with diabetes or stiff arteries, the test doesn't always give a clear or reliable, result. Our research ...

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...

Your days of being frustrated by a sluggish smartphone or laptop could be coming to an end: scientists have discovered a new ...

The third object known to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space has an origin unlike either of its ...