Science

Testing how chimpanzees navigate in virtual environments could help researchers understand why they prefer certain routes in the wild over…

An effort to track global changes in human society over the past 10,000 years concludes that warfare drove an increase…

We subconsciously sniff people when we first meet them and are more likely to become friends with those who have…

Five years ago, researchers from across Europe converged on a cold, fast-moving river in the highlands of Albania for a…

A robot that learned to manipulate clay to make letters of the alphabet without any training could one day make…

Shaking antibubbles – droplets of liquid encased in a thin layer of air – prevents them from popping for several…

A study of 116 species of hummingbird suggests the group is collectively more colourful than any other type of bird…

A loss of smell is a key covid-19 symptom, with researchers finding a link between increasing coronavirus cases in the…

Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that…

Tata Chemicals Europe’s plant at Northwich will eventually capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year for use in making…