This week in science: The world's second-largest diamond is being evaluated; the genetic secrets of a 117-year-old woman are ...

Some of the mysterious pinpricks of light at the dawn of the Universe could be a type of object we've never seen before.

If you're a parent or have a chronic health condition that needs quick or frequent trips to the bathroom, you've probably mapped out the half-decent public toilets in your area.

Images taken of the Universe's most photogenic black hole over time reveal strange and exciting changes in its magnetic field.

Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn't only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain ...

One of Jackson Pollock's most famous 'action' paintings features a striking turquoise hue that, for 77 years, has remained a ...

Would you willingly have your legs broken, the bones stretched apart millimetre by millimetre and then spend months in ...

An ancient skull, warped and damaged by the ravages of time and degradation, may have just altered our understanding of the ...

After pain was induced, the musicians reported experiencing less discomfort overall. And while the hand map in non-musicians' ...

The shocking discovery of hematite on the Moon was made a few years ago. Hematite forms from the oxidation of iron, a process more commonly known as rusting. This mineral is found widely on Earth, but ...

Strangely sharp circles of radio waves in space have puzzled astronomers since their surprise discovery in 2019.

Traditionally, most heart attacks have been blamed on clogged arteries causing atherothrombosis – where blood clots block ...