Clare Watson

Earth's magnetic field nearly collapsed some 590 million years ago, presumably putting life on the planet's surface at risk of a rise in cosmic radiation.

(South_agency/Getty Images) When research tells us that our grandparents' diets can affect our health decades later, it can be hard to shake the feeling that genetics spells out the trajectory of our wellbeing.

A year after all but ruling out the possibility, a pair of theoretical physicists from Japan and the Netherlands have found quantum entanglement has something fundamentally in common with the physics that drives steam engines, dries your socks, and may...

For the second time this year, bumblebees have stepped up to scientists' tests and shown that they can solve cooperative tasks that transcend their tiny brains.

Improving recall in humans with a pill or gentle jolt is still an experimental idea, but new research suggests a bacteria naturally found in up to 70 percent of insect species could in some select cases boost their learning and memory.

A centuries-old lock of hair that turned out to be from an unknown woman and advanced genomic sequencing technologies in 2023 debunked a long-running theory that German composer Ludwig van Beethoven had died from lead poisoning.

Vaccination saves lives – an astounding 154 million of them since 1974 when the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its expanded global immunization programme, according to new research.

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one that researchers are exploring with gusto.

Imperceptible to us, plants are surrounded by a fine mist of airborne compounds that they use to communicate and protect themselves.

A NASA simulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (NASA/GSFC/WikiMedia Commons)