Sarah Knapton

Fossilised footprints of our ancient human relatives show that even in the Pleistocene, males and females had separate roles.

Dinosaurs roasted to death in a hellish “oven” created by superheated dust when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, scientists believe.

Breakfast cereals and bread have been given a reprieve by nutritionists, who have admitted that some ultra-processed foods are not that bad for health after all.

Britons conceived during sugar rationing in the Second World War were less likely to develop dementia, research has shown.

The United States' top infectious-diseases expert during the Covid-19 pandemic has refused to answer any questions in a hearing before Congress.

Dr Fauci was the US's most prominent public health figure during the Covid outbreak

Humans carry the DNA of two mysterious “ghost” ancestors who passed on their genes before going extinct, researchers have said.

Police and a key witness in Lucy Letby's trial worked together to “reshape” testimony to get round data that could have exculpated the nurse, Sir David Davis has claimed.

Anyone struggling to stay cool in the latest heatwave will be granted a brief respite on Wednesday – thanks to the solar eclipse

Michael Sheen has revealed that he found dangerous forever chemicals in his blood. The Good Omens actor made the discovery during an investigation into buried toxic waste in Wales and the North West.