The US government’s proposal for a vast health database to study autism could improve our understanding of the condition – ...

An alternative periodic table of elements focusing on highly charged ions reveals new science that could support the quest ...

Early humans had almost no hope of surviving severe burns, so evolution may have prioritised the selection of genes that heal ...

Laboratory measurements of crushed quartz suggest earthquakes generate huge volumes of hydrogen underground, a potential ...

Men who were embodying female avatars via virtual reality felt anger and disgust when catcalled, which could change the ...

Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos ...

Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

Hunting the origin of 40 per cent of the languages spoken today is a huge feat, but Laura Spinney's new book makes an ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the ...

Exposing children with peanut allergy to proteins from the legume is an approved treatment to reduce the risk of allergic ...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains ...