A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern hemisphere before moving north – and beyond ...

People in the US are reading for pleasure less and less, despite it being linked to better sleep, improved mental health and ...

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to ...

UK show Adolescence is sparking debate about the harm of social media. We need a series to do the same for the most pressing crisis of our times, says Bethan Ackerley ...

Most supplements that claim to help your brain have never been thoroughly tested, but one has convinced even the most ...

Exposing children with peanut allergy to proteins from the legume is an approved treatment to reduce the risk of allergic ...