With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than e…

My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produc…

Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how l…

Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to it

To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the cele…

Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment

Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medication

Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearing

Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer money

Three people have died after an outbreak of hantavirus onboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. The World Health Organiz…