Forensic scientists have successfully recovered fingerprints from food in a breakthrough which could lead to even more evidence being gathered in future police investigations.

Cosmologist also predicts the end of humanity on Earth and urges continuation of space exploration

Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby”, led tributes for IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards after his death at the age of 87.

It may sound like something out of Star Wars but the US Navy has released footage of a laser weapon on a warship that it says can target and set fire to drones.

The smell of rosemary could boost your memory, researchers said.

Scientists have managed to halve the fat content of chocolate by replacing cocoa butter and milk fats with fruit juice.

Fear may be felt in the heart as well as the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the likelihood of someone taking fright.

Scientists identify four DNA variations which may explain why some children become obese

UK research into magic mushroom cure for depression 'being stifled by outdated laws'

It really does exist, and as jobs disappear, grafters are having to rethink their work-life balance

Scientists in Sri Lanka have discovered a huge new kind of tarantula.

A £1.3bn experiment could soon reveal the true nature of the mysterious dark matter

What is dark matter?

It is everything we cannot see or detect in space. Scientists estimate that about 95 per cent of the Universe is composed of dark matter.

A new era in the understanding of the human brain - the most complex structure in the known universe - began today when President Obama announced a $100m (£67m) research initiative to start mapping the complex neural circuitry of the mind.

If you’re reading this while eating breakfast and you happened to drop your toast on the floor, you might want to stop (eating, that is, not reading).