Science

scientists have proved it is the vital part in the jigsaw across football and other sports - including cricket, basketball and baseball

The potentially toxic slivers from rubbish dumped in the oceans then end up on our plates in the fish we eat.

New research shows that Teilhardina brandti, a species found in Wyoming, is as old or older than its Asian and European relatives, upending the prevailing hypothesis that Teilhardina first appeared in China.

According to data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope low-orbit space observatory, it is 4*10^84 photons - the number four followed by 84 zeros

Researchers say they have found an "effective target" in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve the mood of depression patients

Traces of disease have been found in 100 million year old insects preserved in amber.

Researchers have discovered evidence that endurance exercise - such as running, swimming, and cycling - help adults age better than strength training with weights

A £45m plan to bring the first rockets to the UK could be delayed "for years to come" following a dispute with crofters.

Strains of bacteria similar to those that cause infection outbreaks in hospitals have been found on the giant craft