The Grace satellite measures tiny fluctuations of the Earth’s gravity field resulting from the loss of ice into the sea

Children born to parents who were not cousins but were closely related also had an increased risk

She is successful, driven and widely respected in the advertising and media worlds. But the British woman who was given the helm of Facebook Europe is unusual for another reason – her insistence on working a four-day week.

25-year-old says she now wants to be 'reconsidered as a person' in first appearance since being cleared

Increase may be linked to obesity and diets high in red and processed meat

Research suggests higher fees are pushing some to seek extreme sources of income

Actor Colin Firth has condemned “the cruelty” of a Home Office decision to deport a seriously ill woman to Nigeria, where doctors say she may die because of the limited availability of affordable healthcare.

Events attended by the country’s top employers, their own investment funds and a combined annual turnover of more than £1.8m: the UK’s student societies mean business. The RBS ESSA seeks to reward them, writes Gemma Howe

Chinese officials have threatened to pull the country's Olympic athletes out of their training camp in Leeds due to a scheduled visit by the Dalai Lama to the city, it was reported today.

British universities could lose out on millions of pounds annually if immigration policies are not changed, senior education figures have warned David Cameron.

Britain is facing a "tsunami" of pain as the number of osteoarthritis cases soars in the future, a leading expert has warned.

Andy Brown, a Masters student in polymer science, explains its appeal

Cambridge is the best university in the world, according to a new league table which sees its rival Oxford awarded fifth place.

Some herbal remedies still lack clear safety information on side-effects despite new EU rules earlier this year that they should carry warnings. New research shows that even products that fall under these new rules are available online and in shops without the safety information, and old stock is still on sale.