The discovery that brain ageing may be driven by jammed-up protein factories could lead to better ways to help us stay sharp ...

The recoded bacterium uses only 57 of the 64 possible genetic codes, freeing up seven to be used for different purposes ...

The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting ...

A stroke of lighting that lasted more than 7 seconds and flashed across 829 kilometres is officially the longest ever ...

Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been ...

From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a ...

Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...

The prebiotic properties of human milk could be harnessed to treat a bacterial strain known to cause problems for ...

New tests to gauge an individual's circadian rhythms could be put to good use helping night workers fend off the ill effects ...

Creatures that lurk more than 9000 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean get their nutrients from a surprising source ...

Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-tough drilling and cutting ...

A giant stick insect species found in Australia’s Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 centimetres in length and ...