Air passengers should avoid making important decisions whilst cruising at altitude, according to Britain’s first professor of aerospace medicine.

South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits” on Monday but a SABC video of the meeting shows Mr Mandela in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow, his legs on a footrest and covered by a blanket.

The team of three Europeans claim a misunderstanding between themselves and a group of Sherpas deteriorated into an ugly scene

Amir's younger brother is about to make his professional debut on the same card despite family opposition

Scientists have harnessed the principles of photosynthesis to develop a new way of producing hydrogen – in a breakthrough that offers a possible solution to global energy problems.

The deep blue sea is home to many a strange creature - giant squids, fish that look like blobs, and jellyfish that look like UFOs - but now we can add transparent-blooded fish to that list of strange-but-true animals.

De Souza is accused of masterminding a “gang of death” involving several members of her medical team

If the death toll of more than three hundred people is correct it would implicate De Souza in one of the world's worst serial killings

As rock samples show evidence of life on the Red Planet, scientists and enthusiasts live like astronauts far closer to home,  in the harsh terrain of Utah's desert

A young male was stabbed in the entrance to a court building today and a gang of youths was seen running from the scene.

Reports of the death of Dharamsala's one-day dream are greatly exaggerated. The final game of the series between India and England, taking place this Sunday, has been variously frozen off, snowed off, postponed, cancelled and relocated.

A tweet has gone viral after a young actress tweeted a list of ridiculous demands her potential landlord expected tenants to abide by.

It’s used in everything from kids parties to medicine – but now supplies are running so low scientists want to ration it. Steve Connor reports on the great helium shortage

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