Women could be sent DIY smear tests in the post under NHS plans to eliminate cervical cancer and save thousands of lives. A trial has found that a...

It is conventional wisdom that, to get a good night’s sleep, you should spend the evening winding down with a good book or curled up on the sofa. But new...

If you want to solve a mystery like the neurological basis of blushing, you need to work with the acknowledged world experts in embarrassment. Then you need...

Cycling to work halves the risk of early death from illnesses including cancer and heart disease — although there is a risk of being run over on the commute. ...

For a man giving away all his money, Bill Gates gets people angry. Some are angry for microchips-in-vaccines reasons. Some are angry for perhaps more...

Maybe it’s that in later life we lose interest in social status. Perhaps relationships become more important than achievements. Or possibly it is simply that,...

The most complete dinosaur skeleton to be discovered in the UK in a century has given a glimpse of how herds of a lumbering herbivore once roamed what is now...

The sugar tax led children’s sugar intake to fall by almost one teaspoon per day and by two and a half teaspoons for adults, the first detailed analysis has...

Bird flu can spread to and be passed on via the mammary glands of mammals, a study has confirmed, explaining why the first outbreak in dairy cows is proving...

Women undergoing IVF treatment could boost their chances of having a baby by reducing their exposure to air pollution, a study suggests. Researchers found...