Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have revealed they have a highly unusual method of getting energy from ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and ...

Experts predict that the number of cancer cases around the world will skyrocket, resulting in millions more fatalities by 2050 ...

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting ...

One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new ...

Fibres in wet wipes and clothes often make their way into soil - and natural versions could be more damaging than synthetic ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

On a small dwarf planet called Makemake, astronomers have seen signs of surprising temperature changes. These could indicate ...

From seed oils to olive oil, we now have an overwhelming choice of what to cook with. Here’s how they all stack up, according to the scientific evidence ...