The discovery of 5,000-year-old bacteria – that was until recently trapped in ice – could help or hinder humanity’s battle against infection.

Drawing on a decade’s worth of underwater sound data from Cambridge Bay in the Canadian Arctic, the researchers found that as climate change drives faster ice loss, the region’s underwater soundscape ...

Precious metals may be escaping from the planet’s core. This hotly debated subject could help us understand Earth’s evolution and determine whether life exists elsewhere in the Universe ...

Meet the pudu, the smallest deer in the world, which looks like it has stepped straight out of a Disney animated film ...

Archaeological analysis of items from a pre-Inca Peruvian kingdom reveals their prosperity was built on bird poop.

Does holding onto someone's tongue when they've suffered a heart attack or fit actually help? Can you swallow your own tongue ...

The human brain is a remarkable limp of electrified glob – the most complex object in the known Universe, or so we’re told. But every now and again, especially at night, don’t you wish it would just ...

Social anxiety isn’t only psychological. New research is revealing its biological roots – and how to reset them ...