How to Improve Your Memory

A strong memory depends on the health and vitality of your brain.

Selfies have killed more people than sharks this year, reports show

According to media reports, at least 12 people have been killed in selfie-related

Needing to pee actually makes you a better liar, study finds

The “’inhibitory spillover effect” (ISE), as the researchers call it, occurs when

Sense of smell could tell us how long we’ll live, say researchers

It’s well-known that our senses of smell and taste get weaker as we get older,

Forget Bluetooth, new wireless technology uses your body to transmit data

Bluetooth redefines ubiquitous. It’s seemingly everywhere, and nowhere more so than in personal wearable devices such as fitness trackers, smart watches, audio headsets, earphones… you name it.

The human body has gone through four main stages of evolution, fossils reveal

Scientists have analysed the largest collection of human fossils on the planet, dating back 430,000 years,

First evidence of liquid water discovered on Mars

Despite regularly dipping to temperatures as low as -100 degrees Celsius, Mars appears to be harbouring small amounts of liquid water, according to new evidence collected by the Curiosity rover. 

Oldest human tools discovered in Africa, dated to 3.3 million years ago

At the annual meeting of the Palaeoanthropology Society in the US this week, researchers announced the discovery of a set of stone tools in Kenya that they think are the oldest ever found.

Scientists may have just spotted the only black flamingo in the world

The incredible footage below was captured earlier this week on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, showing an extremely rare black flamingo feeding alongside its pink counterparts.

Here's a simple, science-backed tactic for getting better sleep

While we spend a lot of our lives sleeping - a third of it, give or take - it doesn’t mean that we’re exactly good at getting rest.

New blood test can predict breast cancer five years before it develops

Researchers in Denmark have come up with a simple blood test that can predict breast cancer up to five years before it develops.

Scientists have made people more creative using electrical stimulation

For the first time, scientists have managed to use non-invasive electrical stimulation to boost people’s creativity by an average of 7.4 percent.

Researchers have worked out what happens when you crack your knuckles

It’s called the "pull my finger" study after a game played by school children. Scientists have finally gotten round to investigating what really happens when you crack your knuckles.