This week in science: The Sun puts on a stunning light show; a winning strategy for 'rock, paper, scissors'; teaching ...

Super-recognizers are aces at remembering faces, but how do they do it? A new study from researchers in Australia reveals that the people who never forget faces look 'smarter, not harder'.

What's the retinal resolution of the human eye, or how many pixels can we actually perceive? And is there any point in ...

A woolly mammoth that lived and died nearly 40,000 years ago has given us a spectacular scientific first, millennia later.

Washing raw chicken might seem like the hygienic thing to do, but it's actually unnecessary and can even be dangerous.

Serotonin is often described as the happiness chemical because of its well-known role in regulating mood. However, recent ...

In the US, around 55,000 more women than men experience a stroke each year. This is partly because women live longer. However ...

A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found that the inner core of the Moon is, in fact, a solid ball with a density ...

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars ...

Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol – highlight the increased risk of ...

Neanderthals may have never truly gone extinct, according to new research – at least not in the genetic sense.

Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN health ...