The Vikings left Greenland in the early 15th century due to drought – not dropping temperatures as previously thought, a new study has found. Researchers in... read more
How do you like them apples? Modern apples are bigger, less acidic, and stay fresh for longer than their wild ancestors, study finds Researchers studied more th... read more
Childless people may have their GENES to blame for making them less likely to want family, study finds Genetic variations could explain why some people remain c... read more
When it comes to handbags, leather may still be the material of choice for most fashionistas, but for the more eco-conscious among us there is now another optio... read more
Fish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are losing their colour as coral reefs degrade and die during bleaching events, a new study shows. Researchers in Q... read more
Measuring in at a massive 60ft long, Spinosaurus was the biggest predatory dinosaur that ever lived. It even dwarfed the fearsome T. rex, but the way the carniv... read more
Since it was ditched in favour of a curated feed in 2016, a chronological feed has been one of the most highly requested features on Instagram. Now, Instagram h... read more
‘The ‘Rolls Royce’ of earphones’: The Apple AirPods Pro are at their lowest price EVER on Amazon – now £64 off for a limited time... read more
Smartwatches are less effective at tracking the health of people with dark skin, study finds Research pools data from 10 studies to examine impact of skin tone ... read more
A ‘new’ kind of ultraviolet light kills almost all microbes in a room and could help avoid another lethal pandemic, a new study shows. Researchers... read more
It’s known for its luxury jewellery and accessories, and now Bulgari has broken world records with its latest device – a watch that is just 0.07 inches ... read more
They are astronomy’s newest mystery objects, ‘odd radio circles’ a million light years across that were first spotted two years ago. Now, usin... read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,5... read more
The ancestors of many animals alive today may have lived in modern China more than 500 million years ago, a new study has found. One of the oldest groups of ani... read more
Rising temperatures mean that Arctic sea ice isn’t spreading nearly as widely as it used to in the winter, NASA has revealed. According to the space ag... read more
Despite the skepticism around NFT art in its infancy, non-fungible tokens are being talked about all over the world for the past months: even a child knows what... read more
It’s widely believed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid, was spread from wild animals to humans. But a new study claims that humans might give ... read more
IVF children have a better quality of life because because parents feel lucky to have them, study shows A study has found IVF could lead to a better quality of ... read more
It’s often seen as a trendy health fad, but if you practice mindfulness, there’s a new reason to feel smug. Researchers from Cardiff University have... read more
Stalking the oceans alone and appearing out of nowhere to attack their prey, great white sharks are among the world’s most fearsome predators. But new res... read more
The first humans to move into the Americas came by sea, rather than over a land bridge, according to a new study, and a giant 3,000ft wall of ice blocked their ... read more
China plans to open its new space station up to ‘tourism’ within the next decade – sparking what the country hopes is a race to compete with t... read more
