Sarah Knapton

John McFall's children are excited. Not because their father has just been selected for a groundbreaking space mission, but because he has promised them a dog when he blasts off.

"Keep off the grass" and "No ball games" signs should be removed from public areas to encourage children to play outdoors, a psychology professor has said.

London | Regularly snacking on crisps, biscuits and other fatty, sugary foods significantly increases the risk of dementia, a study has shown.

At the turn of the century, milk-borne epidemics were rife, with up to a third of London milk contaminated with the pus of diseased cows, manure and dirt.

Nasa has defended its decision not to select any women for the Artemis III mission, hinting that they are being readied for a Moon landing.

Credit: Journal of Fish Biology Goblin sharks have finally been filmed in the wild – but nobody realised for seven years.

The pink-grey shark was about 3m long and spotted 600m deeper than expected.

Goblin sharks live so far beneath the surface that their existence is only known from rare occasions when they have been caught on fishing lines

Space stations with artificial gravity that will allow humans to travel deep into the Solar System are on the horizon.