Many of us have witnessed unusual and even anti-social behaviour at an airport or on a flight. These may range from benign ...

Hanging the washing out to dry in the garden has been a rare sight these last few months, with winter storms bringing ...

The energy resolution limit (ERL) is a mix of parameters representing the economics of a quantum system within a sensor's ...

Cannabis is increasingly accessible in many countries, including several that have recently relaxed prohibition laws or legalized recreational use for adults.

Postmortem brain samples collected last year contain considerably more microplastics than similar samples collected nearly a decade ago, a new study has found, indicating the tiny synthetic particles ...

Tens of millions of years ago, our primate ancestors responded to noises in much the same way many other mammals do, pricking their ears and deftly turning them towards the sound's source.

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome.

For centuries, people have claimed that their aching joints can predict changes in the weather, often reporting increased discomfort before rain or cold fronts.

While this study focused on melanoma, air pollution has been linked to increased risk of other types of skin problems, including premature ageing, hyperpigmentation (a skin condition that causes ...

A paradox at the heart of quantum physics has been tested in an extraordinary fashion, pushing the boundaries of human ...

Medical and recreational cannabis use is now legal in many parts of the world, but questions remain about its effect on ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...