Laboratory measurements of crushed quartz suggest earthquakes generate huge volumes of hydrogen underground, a potential ...

Early humans had almost no hope of surviving severe burns, so evolution may have prioritised the selection of genes that heal ...

Men who were embodying female avatars via virtual reality felt anger and disgust when catcalled, which could change the ...

An open-air site in Austria occupied by humans during the coldest part of the last glacial period may have been dedicated to hunting reindeer for pelts, showing how people adapted to extreme ...

Exposing children with peanut allergy to proteins from the legume is an approved treatment to reduce the risk of allergic ...

A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid ...

With ice and permafrost thawing fast, nations are racing to exploit the Arctic's newly accessible treasures. Yet there are ...