These invasive ants have a sting that would be painful to anyone affected, but that can also cause a life-threatening ...

In terms of human lifespans, this is like having your prognosis of 50 years being cut down to less than a trillionth of a ...

A new study inspired by a student's question has found something surprising about human fingers, and how they wrinkle after ...

Reading Thoreau probably inspired some people to become climate scientists; now his observations could bolster their work.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s aim to fix what it views as issues with the nation’s food supply.

S ir David Attenborough’s latest film OCEAN includes chilling footage of trawling from a point-of-view never seen before: the animals in its path. Cephalopods and rays can be seen fleeing the wall of ...

“During exercise […] it seems likely that the stimulus of physical activity creates a heightened associative state of impulse ...

C hemicals in furniture and children’s toys could impact the quality of your sleep. New research shows that chemicals hidden ...

It’s one of the Pacific Northwest’s most active volcanoes – but there’s a good reason you’ve probably not heard of it before: ...

“We have demonstrated, for the first time worldwide, that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to incorporate a desired sequence into ...

I t’s a chore many dread but the science suggests most of us should be washing our bedding more often. Experts advise ...

In a worst-case scenario, infants can go on to develop bronchiolitis and pneumonia, with babies aged 0 to 2 months being ...