Most of us think of dentists when our gums are sore, not brain scans. Yet a new study hints that what’s happening along the ...

Chemists at University College London (UCL) have found a way to show how two of life’s essential ingredients (RNA and amino acids) might have come together nearly four billion years ago. Their work, ...

It might be possible that astronauts in the future live and work comfortably on the moon without the need for resources to be shipped from Earth. This would be made possible by a new technology that ...

Thinking of astronaut food we often imagine floating packets of pre-cooked meals. But as our aim for space missions becomes longer and humans plan to stay on the Moon or even Mars, having access to ...

Ice found in the vast reaches of space isn't as simple as previously thought. Contrary to long-held assumptions, new research from scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of ...

Scientists at the University of Manchester and The Australian National University have created a new molecule that may soon enable ultra-compact hard drives (the size of a postage stamp) by allowing ...

Most of us probably reach for a morning cup of coffee to wake up and feel energized, but could your coffee habit also help you age better? A new large-scale study suggests exactly that, particularly ...

According to new research, what you eat may be just as important as the type of diet you follow when it comes to protecting your heart. A major new study, which tracked nearly 200,000 people over ...

It is generally believed that people become gradually less sociable as they grow older. Is this actually the case, and if so, what causes this change? A new study published in the peer-reviewed ...

Have you ever wondered how animals adapt to urban life, with its traffic jams and busy streets? A fascinating observation by researcher Dr. Vladimir Dinets sheds light on how some birds might not only ...

In the quest to explore and inhabit space and other worlds, one of the largest challenges astronauts face is having enough reliable energy. It turns out that simple solution might literally be at ...

The supermassive black hole in the heart of our galaxy appears busier than ever. Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal that this black hole — known as Sagittarius A* — is ...