Light device is effective ulcer treatment

University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust scientists have developed a lamp which could treat chronic ulcers with light. The Arthritis Research UK...

Remains of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered at HS2 site in Euston

Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in St. James’s burial ground, Euston, have discovered the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, the Royal...

DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians

Two children’s milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived...

Rochdale Schoolboy and MP Call for Tougher Action on Plastic Pollution

After watching a David Attenborough documentary with his grandmother on the amount of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, 8-year-old Jack Adams felt angry and...

Hot pots helped ancient Siberian hunters survive the Ice Age

A new study shows that ancient Siberian hunters created heat resistant pots so that they could cook hot meals - surviving the harshest seasons...

First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds

The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by University of Warwick astronomers, offering an unprecedented glimpse into...

Plankton turn hunters to survive dinosaur-killing asteroid impact

New research by an international team of scientists shows how marine organisms were forced to ‘reboot’ to survive following the asteroid impact 66 million...

Cutting-edge analysis of prehistoric teeth sheds new light on the diets of lizards and...

New research has revealed that the diets of early lizards and snakes, which lived alongside dinosaurs around 100 million years ago, were more varied...

Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner

Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific things happened - right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found. The results,...

Study reveals hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved

During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations. Using...