A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth’s atmosphere which makes it suitable for life’s explosion of diversity...
Diamond The ancient and volatile gases they contain revealed that the chemical composition of ambiance Earth has been ripe for...
Prof Christopher E Mason has been studying astronaut Scott Kelly's reactions to life in space and reveals how we might adapt...
The death of cells is well regulated. If it occurs too much, it can cause degenerative diseases. Too little, and cells can become...
Four planets thought to be of similar mass to Earth have been found—and none of them have a host star.
Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common congenital malformations. Its causes are mainly genetic. However, it is still...
The urgency to remember a dangerous experience requires the brain to make a series of potentially dangerous moves: Neurons and...
A project led by the universities of Bath, Cardiff and Essex finds people judge pandemic risk by magnitude of policy response
University of Sydney researchers find humans detect and react to illusory faces in the same way they do real faces
It's so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none—in...