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New study finds a link between tea drinking during pregnancy and smaller babies.
If it loses the key Brexit vote next week, the government will have just three days to come up with a plan B.
Plankton in the world’s oldest and deepest lake are being disrupted by exceptionally warm waters.
In a world where products are just a few clicks away, foragers continue to seek out their food.
Tintin’s adventures aren’t just fun to read – you can pick up a lot of history as well.
Originally found in a bucket of urine by an alchemist searching for the elixir of life, the race is on to find a way to rescue Element 15 from permanent exile in our rivers and streams.
A series of amendments make a no deal less likely – but does that doesn’t make the path ahead any clearer.
The moon’s far side looks redder than its near side. An expert explains what the actual colour is.
Buildings built for writing and reading the news altered the urban fabric.
Donald Trump’s comments have put historic prejudices right in the limelight.
New research sheds light on how identifying and describing emotions may influence eating behaviour and weight.
It made for brilliant viewing, but Channel 4’s Brexit drama missed out on some important details.
A lesson from Greece on why driving a hard bargain with the EU does not end well.
Everything you can touch is made of molecules – but feelings, sound and light are something different.
Recycling on a large scale is a Bronze Age invention.
Research shows people are more likely to reject international students when they are perceived as a threat to themselves or their children.
Partners and wider family members often meddle in women’s reproductive choices.
Policies to tackle social mobility have been largely misdirected. While rates of upward social mobility have fallen, downward mobility has risen.
The Brazilian president used WhatsApp and other social media to smear his opponents and sow division in the electorate.
Operation Brock’s underwhelming test run goes to show how ill-prepared the UK is for a no-deal or hard Brexit scenario.
Any meaningful way forward must be based on imagination and mutual understanding.
You may think you know everything about keeping your teeth healthy, but what you don’t know might surprise you…
A new film tells the moving story of the twilight years of comedy’s most successful double act.
New research suggests ultrasound could make henna-based hair dyes more effective.