The search for extra-solar planets has turned up some very interesting discoveries.

Technically, most species of jumping spider could probably be accused of having eyes bigger than their stomach.

Sorry, folks. This is it. If new research is correct, this could be the best it's going to get for humanity in terms of physical fitness. According to the paper, humans have biological limitations - and there may be no more improvements for the spe

Many of us fear going to the dentist, and that fear is made worse by the dreadful prospect that on any given visit, you could be subjected to a whirring drill boring its way through your poor, hurty teeth.

Scientists just took a big step towards the goal of quantum computers, and even a quantum internet to connect them, after successfully using photons to transfer quantum information between a cold atomic gas and a solid crystal.

Like so many others, 26-year-old Nia Payne wanted to view August's historic solar eclipse but didn't have a pair of protective glasses.

A video of a starving wild polar bear roaming around dry land looking for food has gone viral.

Ask an older person to recall their most vivid memories, and there's a good chance that many of them will come from the same time period – between the ages of 15 and 30.

Everyone knows the internet is a hotbed for ridiculous conspiracy theories. From chemtrails to Flat Earth, it seems like conspirators are always accusing the government of hiding something.

They are cute. They are fluffy (mostly). They are great fun and make perfect family pets. Right? Well, not entirely.

Researchers have shown that the health of red-bellied lemurs could be improved by close contact and huddling, a finding that might have something to say about the health benefits of physical touching in humans as well.

In the second half of the 20th century, we came to accept that in certain cases we should avoid deliberately hurtful language.

This year's flu vaccine may not be as effective at protecting people against one of the most common, nasty strains of the flu. But that doesn't mean you should forgo the shot.

Anyone worried about the ability of artificial intelligences (AI) to mimic reality is likely to be concerned by Nvidia's latest offering: an image translation AI that will almost certainly have you second-guessing everything you see online.

Advances in technology have finally allowed researchers to measure the amount of a rare form of nitrogen molecule in our atmosphere, which it turns out isn't quite as rare as they expected.

Researchers at the University of Illinois have announced an exciting finding - the discovery of a new form of matter: excitonium.

NASA has unveiled its plan for its next Mars rover, "Mars 2020", which will collect samples from the surface of the red planet. 

An Egyptian tomb that lay unopened since it was discovered in the 1990s has now been carefully excavated, revealing a mummy which was interred with its various treasures around 3,500 years ago.

US officials have warned that, unless we take immediate action, it's highly possible that rare North Atlantic right whales could become extinct.

The brain is really little more than a collection of electrical signals. If we can learn to catalogue those then, in theory, you could upload someone's mind into a computer, allowing them to live forever as a digital form of consciousness, just lik