Science

The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect...

Why do some people comfortably walk between skyscrapers on a high-wire or raft the Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel whereas others freeze on...

Researchers have analysed what happens in the brain when humans want to voluntarily forget something. They identified two areas of the brain -- the...

Smiling does not necessarily indicate that we are happy, according to new research.

Physicists have discovered how to manipulate and control individual molecules for a millionth of a billionth of a second, after being intrigued by some...

A new wirelessly-powered light-emitting device, which sticks onto animal tissue like a sticker with tissue-adhesive and elastic nanosheets, could possibly facilitate treatment for hard-to-detect...

In a test to see how farmers, livestock drivers and veterinarians assess the fitness for transport of cull cows based on lameness there were...

Fuel cells hold promise as a clean, renewable source of energy. But keeping them dry has long been a challenge, as they produce water...

NASA's Dawn mission is drawing to a close after 11 years of breaking new ground in planetary science, gathering breathtaking imagery, and performing unprecedented...

Active top-flight athletes who have experienced sexual or physical abuse at some time in their life run a greater risk of sports-related injury. A...