Health and Science

Abrahim Hassan shares DNA with his mother, an egg donor, and his father's sperm.

A new study suggests that 'habitual short sleepers' may conduct brain activity typically performed while sleeping, awake.

Bisphosphonates could save the lives of post-menopausal women being treated for early breast cancer.

Britain’s share of funding into research projects is no longer guaranteed.

Technology exists to help food products out of containers, but getting soap out is much harder.

Neuroscience can give us insight into how well soccer players perform, and how well their teams can perform overall.

A report by the U.K.’s National Obesity Forum has been criticized by the U.K.'s chief nutritionist.

The study found that Zika causes key brain cells to attack themselves, and self-destruct.

Scientists are finding all sorts of uses for “extremophiles,” like those found in the boiling sulfuric acid of Yellowstone Park’s geysers.

A fossil study shows Gastornis roamed around Ellesmere Island, Canada, when it was far warmer than today.

We now have the ability to wear bionic hands that are controlled by our brains.

A super-jet engine, living to age 120, safer childbirth and a prosthetic hand that can feel.

Right now, we burn trees for energy. What if we could plug them into our power grid instead?

Making red blood cells from scratch, locating aging genes and “designer” cells help cure leukemia.

The captive animals will spend their remaining days at a government-funded animal sanctuary.

Researchers employed cadaver arms to test out their theory.

Why elephants don’t get cancer, dissolving stents, modified cassava and brain implants.