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 ...