Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as those of other primates, which may come down to our lack of fur ...

The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next installment of the National Climate ...

Users of the r/ChangeMyView subreddit have expressed outrage at the revelation that researchers at the University of Zurich ...

The enigmatic Y chromosome has a tendency to disappear from cells with age. Now, research is revealing the long-term impacts ...

Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air ...

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

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

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

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

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

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

With ice and permafrost thawing fast, nations are racing to exploit the Arctic's newly accessible treasures. Yet there are ...