After weaning (around 6–12 weeks of age), kittens stop producing the enzyme lactase, required to digest lactose in milk. For ...

South American mummies have become known for their impressive tattoos, but an analysis has found the design inked into the ...

The mystery of galaxies in the early Universe just got even weirder. A team of astronomers has identified a giant spiral galaxy so well-formed that it already has a stable galactic bar; a long, ...

Being pregnant in the Viking Age was surely no picnic, but this experience has been largely ignored, in part because there ...

A 115-year-old Surrey woman named Ethel Caterham has officially been handed the title of the oldest living human alive.

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy ...

Yellow fever is a dangerous mosquito-borne virus that, for hundreds of years, has caused sporadic, deadly outbreaks in the ...

Taurine is an amino acid occurring naturally in the body, and found in energy drinks as well as foods like fish and meat – ...

It was big news years ago when Mars orbiters found streaks of what appeared to be water running down Martian cliffs and ...

Gout is often associated with drinking too much or not eating healthily enough, but research suggests genetics play more of a ...

On the night of Saturday 17 May, skywatchers across the US as far south as New Mexico were treated to a peculiar sight: a ...

It's a question that's long been the cause of debate: is it better to shower in the morning or at night? Morning shower ...