Mathematics is a "science which requires a great amount of imagination", said the 19th-century Russian maths professor Sofya ...

Reactors designed to produce energy from the fusion of atoms could have an unexpected scientific side benefit.

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On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

Dozens of laboratory mice allowed to roam a large outdoor enclosure returned to a typical level of mouse anxiety after just one week, researchers observed, suggesting that 'rewilding' may prevent ...

A compound produced by gut bacteria could play a vital role in managing and preventing type 2 diabetes, according to a study ...

As Christmas Eve draws near, we're reminded of the tireless elves behind the scenes, toiling in workshops to bring festive ...

In new excavations centered around the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula on the grounds of the Tower of London, ...

The drug is called NU-9, and a team from Northwestern University in the US tested it on mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

When a massive windstorm in Colorado last Wednesday indirectly disconnected more than a dozen atomic clocks from their system ...

Titan is likely to remain in the spotlight for the foreseeable future. Its thick atmosphere and vast surface lakes of liquid ...

The tension started to emerge from different datasets in the 2000s, mainly from the Hubble Space Telescope, and also recent ...