The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago, in 1525. It still influences how we think ...

In 1925, Payne-Gaposchkin became the first person to earn a doctoral degree (PhD) in astronomy from Harvard University. Her doctoral thesis, ‘Stellar Atmospheres: A Contribution to the Observational ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

A Cambridge researcher offering new hope to people with brain tumours is the focus of a documentary exploring the science behind the next big breakthroughs.

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are ‘thinning out’ the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the functions that support stable and ...

A lab-based screening has discovered over 150 common industrial chemicals, from pesticides to flame retardants, that have a ...

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human ...

Autistic people are more likely to report suicide-related behaviours and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to ...

Researchers have discovered that genes underlying specific behavioural traits in golden retrievers - from trainability to ...

Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, has been to the North East of England to visit schools in Tyneside as part of a mission to connect with areas ...

Co-founder of two spinouts and an education charity, Professor Sam Stranks is committed to getting new ideas and technologies ...

A new report involving hundreds of literary creatives from across the UK fiction publishing industry reveals widespread fears ...