Northern sea robins are formidable marine hunters, and they owe their success to modified fin rays that let them find prey ...

Dopamine was long thought to play a part in the placebo effect for pain relief, but a new study is questioning its true role ...

Mosquito larvae die after consuming hemp leaves because they react strongly to the cannabidiol in the foliage. The discovery ...

DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in China as a kind of kefir cheese, made from ...

Bacteria that have been genetically engineered to work like computers can solve a range of problems, using a very simple type ...

A US standards agency has issued new guidance saying organisations shouldn’t require users to change their passwords ...

Our immune cells change a lot as the decades progress, which could explain why we become more susceptible to certain ...

Voice assistants can build profiles of their users’ habits and preferences, but the consistency and accuracy of these ...

For an undercover operative, Sadie Smith takes unnecessary risks as she infiltrates an eco-activist group. Why? And where do ...

Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe ...

As a six-year investigation into the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica wraps up, the scientists involved are pessimistic for the ...

Interacting with animals seems to provide emotional support to young people with a serious illness, even when the contact is ...