Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have made a key breakthrough. They have identified a vital cellular mechanism ...

The owner of the Santa was at a carol service with his eight-year-old daughter Scarlett in Lowestoft, Suffolk, when the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 7,000-year-old figurine that looks like an alien. Researchers discovered the unearthly form ...

Music really does reduce stress in dementia patients, according to a new study. Researchers have shown for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced ...

A new cancer "fingerprint" can improve early detection of potentially deadly tumors, say scientists. Changes are detectable with "near-perfect" accuracy by portable scanners in just a few hours, ...

Potentially deadly solar "superflares" are far more common than previously thought, according to a new study. Unusually strong solar storms earlier this year triggered "Northern Lights" auroras at ...

An adorable little donkey named Wonder has received a new prosthetic leg to help her stand and walk - just in time for Christmas. Wonder was born with two deformed hooves leaving her unable to stand ...

A new screening method that uses laser analysis and artificial intelligence could identify early stages of breast cancer, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh believe the fast ...

The world’s oldest bird has laid an egg - at 74 years old. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, or mōlī in Hawaiian, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian ...

Tiny implantable sensors are helping to heal broken bones quicker. The devices allow data-enabled resistance training to speed up the natural healing process in lab rats, say American scientists.