Hundreds of small robots can work in a team to create biology-inspired shapes – without an underlying master plan, purely based on local communication and movement

Despite the commuter cold being a widely accepted concept, it’s never been proven that public transport contributes to the spread of airborne infections

When it comes to meal times in the animal kingdom, giraffes have been found to be just like us and prefer the company of their friends, according to new research

Domestic violence is widely accepted in most developing countries, study

Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered

Study of 500,000 people clarifies the risks of obesity

Daytime naps help us acquire information not consciously perceived, study finds

Evidence that increased BMI causes lower mental wellbeing

A new hope in treating neurodegenerative disease - New research has shown that support cells in the brain called astrocytes can be pharmacologically targeted to heal and protect neurones, paving the way for new medicine to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Scientists establish new method to create synthetic fossils