Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a ...

Burning of fossil fuels, forests and grasslands sends small particles called aerosols into the air. High levels of aerosols can create a thick haze, cutting back on sunlight reaching Earth’s surface ...

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die ...

Certain patterns of brain activity during awakening correlate with a lower likelihood of the bleary-eyed state called ‘sleep ...

Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation.

Island life has given the world’s largest bats their gargantuan wingspans, which can reach nearly 2 metres 1.

Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.

A study in mice finds that a high-sucrose diet during youth has long-term implications for learning and brain connectivity.

The Langlands programme has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up ...

Long-awaited results suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant ...

A bacterially produced molecule circulates in the bloodstream and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by hijacking ...

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...