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

One of Australia's most bloody maritime mutinies is still turning up gruesome secrets after almost 400 years.

Researchers have devised a new method to predict the hand preference of babies while they're still in the mother's womb.

Getting a good sleep can be tough, and this can lead to feeling less than refreshed when you wake up in the morning.

Forget about today's modest incremental advances in artificial intelligence, such as the increasing abilities of cars to drive themselves.

One of Argentina's leading glaciologists is facing criminal charges in a controversial case that could set new standards over the legal liability of scientists for environmental pollution.

Australia's extinct carnivorous marsupial, the thylacine, has long been held up as a tragic symbol of humanity's lack of care for the other creatures that share our world, excessive hunting thought to be the leading cause of its demise.

Once again, the Trump administration has pledged to restore America's leadership in space by teaming with the private sector and returning to the moon.

Our Solar System was recently introduced to the first interstellar object in late October.

Although Cassini's demise was the end of an era for unprecedented Saturn observation, it also went out on a high note.

Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.