A deadly fly once wiped out across North America has resurfaced in northern Mexico – and it’s creeping ever closer to the US ...

“Most so-called women’s running shoes aren’t truly designed for women,” first author of the study Dr Chris Napier – assistant ...

Clubbed fingers – where the tips become bulbous and nails curve downward – can be a subtle sign of underlying disease. They can be associated with low oxygen levels in the blood over time. While heart ...

To ask about the health benefits of moving nearer a golf course has the whiff of someone desperately trying to use scientific research to convince their partner that living next to Gleneagles is a ...

At each stage in our lives, we dwell in a certain corner of social media – and the 40-plus mums around the table at my Friday morning coffee club are no exception. Our feeds, once filled with ...

Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualised and counted tiny protein clusters in the human brain that may be the earliest triggers of Parkinson’s disease. The clusters – called ...

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) has fascinated stargazers for millennia – but now we can see it as never before. From the crystal-clear skies above the AstroCamp Observatory in Nerpio, Spain, three ...

From air fryers to spiralisers, kitchen gadgets come and go. But the newest multi-purpose countertop cookers are vying to be more than just the latest must-have consumer item. Thanks to their ...

Growing your own fruit and veg is nothing new. But what if you could grow your own meat from the comfort of your own home? That’s what a company in Japan wants to make possible. The Shojinmeat Project ...

Losing weight could be as simple as replacing some of the sausages, beef and bacon in your diet with legumes, according to a recent study. Scientists at the University of Helsinki instructed 51 ...