Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be ...

A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma ...

Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

Using samples collected by the Chinese Chang’e 5 mission, researchers have discovered a new way to release water from lunar ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home ...

Instead of the big bang, some physicists have suggested that our universe may have come from a big bounce following another ...