Researchers have rewritten Japanese history after uncovering a third, and previously unknown, group of ancestors that migrated to Japan around 2,000 years ago, of modern-day Japanese...
As the inhabitants of an ancient Middle Eastern city now called Tall el-Hammam went about their daily business one day about 3,600 years ago, they had...
We often talk about the strong similarities between Earth and Mars, but it’s the differences that are likely behind why one planet has life and the...
The placebo is one of science’s greatest mysteries. The pill that isn’t a pill. The medical illusion that somehow becomes real. The mind-boggling weirdness of the...
When it comes to misbehaving hearts, getting the best possible care and timely treatment can be a matter of life or death. Unfortunately, it’s been shown...
The biodiversity of the deep ocean is difficult to track, given its inhospitality to us – soft, air-breathing land dwellers. Down in the darkness, there’s much...
Sleep is one of the most vital things a human does, but millions of us don’t do enough of it. Some of the distractions that prevent...
Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, thousands of women in the UK have been saying that their periods have been disrupted, say experts. After more than 30,000...
Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional...
There are around 7,000 human languages that we know of worldwide, and while they’re all unique, they’re also more similar than you might have realized –...