Scientists tested two species against each other to see which was more likely to fall for an optical illusion.

A deadly fly once wiped out across North America has resurfaced in northern Mexico – and it’s creeping ever closer to the US ...

“Most so-called women’s running shoes aren’t truly designed for women,” first author of the study Dr Chris Napier – assistant ...

Time has occupied the greatest minds for centuries and we’re still none the wiser about its absolute nature. Although there’s nothing in physics that says time must flow in a certain direction, nor ...

If your teeth are damaged, there might be a new toothpaste arriving on the market in the next few years – with an unexpected ingredient. Toothpaste made from your own hair may offer an effective and ...

Psychology is rife with myths: you only use 10 per cent of your brain; you’re either left-brained or right-brained; your brain has a ‘learning style’. Culture is littered with ideas that would have ...

The spider-tailed horned viper contains the raw ingredients of two of the world’s most common phobias: arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and ophidiophobia (fear of snakes). The only way it could ...

Clubbed fingers – where the tips become bulbous and nails curve downward – can be a subtle sign of underlying disease. They can be associated with low oxygen levels in the blood over time. While heart ...

To ask about the health benefits of moving nearer a golf course has the whiff of someone desperately trying to use scientific research to convince their partner that living next to Gleneagles is a ...

When the core set of symptoms are the same, how can you tell diabetes type 1.5, or LADA, apart from it's famous cousins?

Celebrating the best of photography under the microscope from the Nikon Small World Competition ...